| Wages of Virtue | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Allan Dwan |
| Screenplay by | Forrest Halsey |
| Based on | Wages of Virtue by Percival Christopher Wren |
| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor |
| Starring | Gloria Swanson Ben Lyon Norman Trevor Ivan Linow |
| Cinematography | George Webber |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Wages of Virtue is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan and written by Forrest Halsey and Percival Christopher Wren. The film stars Gloria Swanson, Ben Lyon, Norman Trevor, Ivan Linow, Armand Cortes, Adrienne D'Ambricourt, and Paul Panzer. The film was released on November 10, 1924, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2] It was shot at the Astoria Studios in New York.
It is based on a novel by Percival Christopher Wren, best known as the author of Beau Geste. Like that story, Wages of Virtue is based around the French Foreign Legion, and an Italian woman who runs a café in Algiers frequented by the Legionnaires.[3]
- ^ Janiss Garza (2015). "Wages-of-Virtue - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ^ "Wages of Virtue". afi.com. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ^ Lombardi p. 139