| Borrowed Finery | |
|---|---|
|  Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Oscar Apfel | 
| Story by | George Bronson Howard | 
| Starring | Louise Lorraine Ward Crane Lou Tellegen | 
| Distributed by | Tiffany Pictures | 
| Release date | 
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| Running time | 7 reels | 
| Country | United States | 
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) | 
Borrowed Finery is a 1925 American silent drama film produced and released by Tiffany Pictures, and based on a story by George Bronson Howard. Veteran director and performer Oscar Apfel directed a cast that includes Louise Lorraine, Hedda Hopper, Lou Tellegen, and Ward Crane.[1]
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,[2] a mannequin borrows an evening gown from the firm that employs her and ruins it at a party. Then she resigns her position and falls into the hands of an impostor who claims to be a secret service agent. He demands that she obtain from a wealthy woman some jewels on which he insists no duty was paid. She obeys, and then learns from a genuine secret service operative that she has been duped. Together they trap the impostor and, after he is locked up, they make their wedding plans.
Cast
- Louise Lorraine as Sheila Conroy
- Ward Crane as Channing Maynard
- Lou Tellegen as Harlan
- Taylor Holmes as Billy
- Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Bordon
- Gertrude Astor as Maisie
- Trixie Friganza as Mrs. Brown
- Barbara Tennant as Lilly
- Otto Lederer
Preservation
This film was considered a lost film.[3][4][5] In late 2016 Czech National Film Archive announced rediscovery of film reels.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: Borrowed Finery at silentera.com
- ↑  "New Pictures: Borrowed Finery", Exhibitors Herald, Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company, 23 (7): 51, November 7, 1925, retrieved November 5, 2022  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: Borrowed Finery at silentera.com
- ↑ Borrowed Finery, at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Tiffany Studios
- ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Borrowed Finery
- ↑ NFA objevil dílo americké kinematografie z roku 1925
External links
- Borrowed Finery at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lobby card
- Lantern slide (archived)