Hush Money (1921)
She Tossed Away Riches-Why? Which Comes First-Conscience or Wealth?
The only daughter of wealthy Wall Street banker, Evelyn Murray, while with her aristocratic fiancé, Bert Van Vliet, runs down and injures newsboy Terry McGuire. To avoid an embarrassing outcome, Bert persuades her to flee the scene of the accident. Evelyn is conscience-stricken and informs her father; he is then forced to pay "hush money" to a garage attendant who has witnessed the accident.
- Date of release
- 1921-11-01
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Charles Maigne
Casting
- Alice Brady — Evelyn Murray
- George Fawcett — Alexander Murray
- Larry Wheat — Bert Van Vliet
- Harry Benham — Bishop Deems
- Jerry Devine — Terry McGuire
- Lassie — Ginger
Interesting facts
Hush Money is a lost 1921 American silent drama film directed by Charles Maigne and written by Charles Maigne and Samuel Merwin. The film stars Alice Brady, George Fawcett, Larry Wheat, Harry Benham, and Jerry Devine. The film was released in November 1921, by Paramount Pictures.
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