Twenty Dollars a Week

Twenty Dollars a Week is a 1924 American silent comedy drama film directed by F. Harmon Weight and starring George Arliss, Taylor Holmes, and Edith Roberts.[1][2] Ronald Colman, then a rising star, had a supporting role as Arliss's character's son. The film was long thought lost before a print was rediscovered in the Library of Congress collection.

For the 1935 talkie, see $20 a Week.

Twenty Dollars a Week
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Directed byF. Harmon Weight
Written byForrest Halsey
StarringGeorge Arliss
Taylor Holmes
Edith Roberts
Ronald Colman
CinematographyHarry Fischbeck(fr)
Production
company
Distinctive Pictures
Distributed bySelznick Distributing Corporation
Release date
  • April 12, 1924 (1924-04-12)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[3] John Reeves, steel magnate, wagers with his son Chester that he can earn twenty dollars a week and live on it. He procures work in the office of William Hart's steel plant. Against her brother's wish, Hart's sister Muriel adopts a little boy. Hart evens up by adopting John Reeves as his father. Reeves foils James Pettison's plot to ruin Hart. Chester also makes good as a workman and wins the affection of Hart's sister. The father reveals his identity and takes Hart as a partner.

Cast
  • George Arliss as John Reeves
  • Taylor Holmes as William Hart
  • Edith Roberts as Muriel Hart
  • Wallie Howe as Henry Sloane
  • Redfield Clarke as George Blair
  • Ronald Colman as Chester Reeves
  • Ivan F. Simpson as James Pettison (credited as Ivan Sampson)
  • Joseph Donohue as Little Arthur
  • William Sellery as Clancy, Restaurateur
  • George Henry as Butler

Preservation

Prints of Twenty Dollars a Week are located in the Library of Congress and Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision (New Zealand Film Archive).[4]

References
  1. Goble p. 166.
  2. Progressive Silent Film List: $20 a Week at silentera.com
  3. Pardy, George T. (April 26, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Twenty Dollars a Week". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 35. Retrieved November 17, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: $20 A Week

Bibliography
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. ISBN 9783598114922
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