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Slaves of Pride: Directed by George Terwilliger. With Alice Joyce, Percy Marmont, Templar Saxe, Louise Beaudet. 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.
- George Terwilliger
- 1920-01-19
- Drama
- 50
Running time. 50 minutes. Country. United States. Languages. Silent. English intertitles. Slaves of Pride is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by George Terwilliger and starring Alice Joyce, Percy Marmont and Gustav von Seyffertitz. [1]
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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.
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Jan 1, 2015 · Directed by George Terwilliger. The Story. "Slaves of Pride," are the impoverished mother of Patricia Leeds and the millionaire, Brewster Howard, to whom Mrs. Leeds manages to marry her daughter. Patricia accepts the situation in order to provide her mother with comfort and security in her declining days.
