The Business of Life
Cast & Crew
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Tom Terriss
Director
Alice Joyce
Jacqueline Nevers
Betty Blythe
Elena Clydesdale
Walter Mcgrail
James Desboro
Percy Standing
Harry Clydesdale
Mrs. Nellie Spaulding
Aunt Hannah
Film Details
Release Date
Apr
18,
1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Vitagraph Co. of America; A Blue Ribbon Feature
Distribution Company
Greater Vitagraph, Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Business of Life by Robert W. Chambers (New York, 1913).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels
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Synopsis
Jacqueline Nevers, in carrying on the antique business of her deceased father, is asked to catalog James Desboro's collection. The two fall in love, which arouses the jealousy of Elena Clydesdale, a married woman who is also in love with James. Jacqueline and James marry, but Elena imperils their happiness by announcing that she and James are having an affair. When Elena becomes ill, she becomes reconciled with her husband and confesses her lies to Jacqueline, enabling the newlyweds to live in peace.
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Director
Tom Terriss
Director
Cast
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Alice Joyce
Jacqueline Nevers
Betty Blythe
Elena Clydesdale
Walter Mcgrail
James Desboro
Percy Standing
Harry Clydesdale
Mrs. Nellie Spaulding
Aunt Hannah
Templer Saxe
Waudle
Herbert Pattee
Cairus
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Film Details
Release Date
Apr
18,
1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Vitagraph Co. of America; A Blue Ribbon Feature
Distribution Company
Greater Vitagraph, Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Business of Life by Robert W. Chambers (New York, 1913).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels
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