Slaves of Pride


1920

Film Details

Also Known As
Pride
Release Date
Jan 19, 1920
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Vitagraph Co. of America; A Vitagraph Special
Distribution Company
Vitagraph Co. of America
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5,362ft (5 reels)

Synopsis

Patricia Leeds is placed on the auction block of marriage by her extravagant, selfish mother and sold to the highest bidder, Brewster Howard, a wealthy man obsessed with his own importance. Howard browbeats his wife to such an extent that for revenge she elopes with his secretary, John Reynolds. The humiliated husband pursues his wife and her lover, and in the ensuing fight, Reynolds falls to his death in front of an oncoming train. After returning home, when Howard discovers that his secretary has ruined him financially, he totters on the brink of suicide until Patricia appears and declares her love for him.

Film Details

Also Known As
Pride
Release Date
Jan 19, 1920
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Vitagraph Co. of America; A Vitagraph Special
Distribution Company
Vitagraph Co. of America
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5,362ft (5 reels)

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Notes

The working title of this film was Pride. Sources disagree concerning the literary source of this film, stating both that it was from a novel by an English author, and that scenarist William B. Courtney wrote the story especially for actress Alice Joyce. Some sources stated that the story was adapted by Mr. and Mrs. George Randolph Chester. Variety called Chester, who was Vitagraph's scenario editor, the "overlord" of this film, and implied that he was responsible for the film's tone.