Worldly Goods

Not to be confused with Worldly Goods (1930 film).

Worldly Goods is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Paul Bern and written by Sophie Kerr and A. P. Younger. The film stars Agnes Ayres, Patrick H. O'Malley, Jr., Victor Varconi, Edythe Chapman, Bert Woodruff, Maude George, and Cecille Evans. The film was released on November 24, 1924, by Paramount Pictures.^[1][2][3]

Worldly Goods
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Directed by	Paul Bern
Screenplay by	A. P. Younger
Based on	"Worldly Goods" by Sophie Kerr
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor
Starring	Agnes Ayres Patrick H. O'Malley, Jr. Victor Varconi Edythe Chapman Bert Woodruff Maude George Cecille Evans
Cinematography	Bert Glennon
Production company	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	November 24, 1924 (1924-11-24)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a review in a film magazine,^[4] Eleanor Lawson (Ayres) chooses to marry Fred Hopper (O'Malley), a breezy salesman, instead of Clifford Ramsay, the young and wealthy head of a big department store. The honeymoon is hardly over when bill collectors besiege Hopper and his wife learns that he is more talk than industry. They are in a bad way when Eleanor gets work and Hopper decides to ask Clifford Ramsay (Varconi) for a job. He overhears Ramsay discussing the purchase of a site, obtains an option on the property through the loan of money from an infatuated married woman, and cleans up $70,000. In the meantime, Eleanor has left him because of the other woman, but they are reconciled after Ramsay has failed to induce Eleanor to sue for a divorce.

Cast

• Agnes Ayres as Eleanor Lawson
• Patrick H. O'Malley, Jr. as Fred Hopper
• Victor Varconi as Clifford Ramsay
• Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Lawson
• Bert Woodruff as Mr. Lawson
• Maude George as Letitia Calhoun
• Cecille Evans as Vivian Steel
• Otto Lederer as Sol Shipik

Preservation

With no prints of Worldly Goods located in any film archives,^[5] it is a lost film.

References

1. Janiss Garza (2015). "Worldly-Goods - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
2. "Worldly Goods". afi.com. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
3. Progressive Silent Film List: Worldly Goods at silentera.com
4. Smith, Sumner (November 15, 1924). "Worldly Goods; Agnes Ayres and Pat O'Malley Get the Laughs in Domestic Comedy". The Moving Picture World. 71 (3). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 268.
5. Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Worldly Goods

External links

• Worldly Goods at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie
• Stills at silenthollywood.com