The Ruling Passion


1922

Film Details

Release Date
Feb 19, 1922
Premiere Information
New York premiere: 22 Jan 1922
Production Company
Distinctive Productions
Distribution Company
United Artists
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "The Ruling Passion," by Earl Derr Biggers in Saturday Evening Post (1922).

Synopsis

James Alden--machinist, designer, inventor, and multimillionaire who has given the world the "Alden" automobile engine--is ordered by his doctor to retire. Unable to remain idle on his country estate, Alden goes into partnership with young Merrick, and on the sly he works in a garage they open on a new state highway. Peterson, an unscrupulous business rival, loses trade because of his business methods; Alden and Merrick, on the other hand, attract customers by courtesy and consideration. Angie, Alden's daughter, discovers her father's subterfuge; but Merrick, whom Alden knows as John Grant, is in love with Angie. Her father gives his consent to their marriage and is revived by his "rest cure."

Film Details

Release Date
Feb 19, 1922
Premiere Information
New York premiere: 22 Jan 1922
Production Company
Distinctive Productions
Distribution Company
United Artists
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "The Ruling Passion," by Earl Derr Biggers in Saturday Evening Post (1922).

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