The Lure of Luxury


1918

Film Details

Also Known As
Love of Luxury, The Bargain True
Release Date
Oct 7, 1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Bluebird Photoplays, Inc.
Distribution Company
Bluebird Photoplays, Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Bargain True by Mrs. Nalbro Isadorah Bartley (Boston, 1918).

Synopsis

Dale Aldis and John Coventry, who were sweethearts as children, meet again after the death of Dale's mother and discover that they are still in love. Dale, who has been raised in a convent, has not inherited her family's snobbish attitudes and therefore ignores the fact that John is the son of the town drunkard. Philip Leswing, the family attorney, returns from abroad and visits Dale at the old country house in which she spent her youth. Philip, enchanted with Dale, finally convinces her to give up John for a life of wealth and sophistication in the city. When Dale breaks her engagement to John, the young farmer begins to drink heavily, whereupon Dale realizes how much she loves him and asks his forgiveness. Seeing that her affections for John are sincere, Philip relinquishes his attachment to her.

Film Details

Also Known As
Love of Luxury, The Bargain True
Release Date
Oct 7, 1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Bluebird Photoplays, Inc.
Distribution Company
Bluebird Photoplays, Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Bargain True by Mrs. Nalbro Isadorah Bartley (Boston, 1918).

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The working title of this film was The Bargain True. It was also known as Love of Luxury. The novel first appeared in The Saturday Evening Post on May 11, 1918.