Beauty's Worth

1922 Drama 112 minutes Directed by Robert G. Vignola

About Beauty's Worth

Prudence Cole, a Quaker raised by two aunts, goes to a seaside resort. Henry Garrison flirts with her and still looks down on her manners. He and his friends try to embarrass her. She turns the joke. She also meets a Bohemian artist and falls in love. Marion Davies plays Prudence.

Cast & crew

More about Beauty's Worth

Robert G. Vignola directed. Luther Reed wrote it. Ira H. Morgan photographed it. Cosmopolitan produced it and Paramount distributed it. Wikidata times it at 112 minutes. Forrest Stanley, June Elvidge, Truly Shattuck, Lydia Yeamans Titus, and Hallam Cooley are billed.

Themes

  • A Quaker at a resort
  • Henry's joke turned around
  • The Bohemian artist
  • Prudence Cole
  • Marion Davies
  • Quaker
  • resort
  • Henry Garrison

Look

Ira H. Morgan photographed Davies at the resort and with the artist.

Preservation

A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.

Notes

  • The English Wikipedia calls it a romantic comedy drama, not a straight society melodrama.
  • The resort is where the Quaker clothes meet the people who want to laugh at them.
  • A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.

Scenes

  • At the resort, Henry's party tries to shame Prudence, and she turns the room on them.

Also available

  • Wikimedia Commons (Beauty's Worth)