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The Gilded Highway (1926)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 14M

Director : J. Stuart Blackton

Synopsis

After inheriting a fortune from an uncle they barely and carelessly cared for during his last years, the Welbys become social-climbing snobs to the point of ignoring old friends and breaking off marriage engagements.

Actors

Dorothy Devore
Dorothy Devore
Primrose Welby
John Harron
John Harron
Jack Welby
Macklyn Arbuckle
Macklyn Arbuckle
Jonathan Welby
Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy
Inez Quartz
Florence Turner
Florence Turner
Mrs. Welby
Sheldon Lewis
Sheldon Lewis
Uncle Nicholas Welby
Gardner James
Gardner James
Hugo Blythe
Mathilde Comont
Mathilde Comont
Sarah
Thomas R. Mills
Thomas R. Mills
Adolphus Faring
Andrée Tourneur
Andrée Tourneur
Amabel

Crews

J. Stuart Blackton
J. Stuart Blackton
Director
Walter Mayo
Walter Mayo
Assistant Director
William S. Adams
William S. Adams
Assistant Camera
Nicholas Musuraca
Nicholas Musuraca
Director of Photography
William Babington Maxwell
William Babington Maxwell
Novel
Marian Constance Blackton
Marian Constance Blackton
Adaptation

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