Forsaking All Others (1922)
Jealous of her son Oliver's interest in Penelope Mason, Mrs. Newell takes him to a resort where he is easy prey for designing Enid Morton. After some near-disastrous situations with Enid's suspicious husband, Penelope comes to Oliver's rescue at Mrs. Newell's request.
- Date of release
- 1922-12-10
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Émile Chautard
Casting
- Colleen Moore — Penelope Mason
- Cullen Landis — Oliver Newell
- Irene Wallace — Mrs. Newell
- Sam De Grasse — Dr. Mason
- June Elvidge — Enid Morton
- David Torrence — Mr. Morton
- Melbourne MacDowell — Cyrus K. Wharton
- Elinor Hancock — Mrs. Wharton
- Lucille Ricksen — May Wharton
Interesting facts
Forsaking All Others is a 1922 American silent drama film starring actress Colleen Moore and directed by Emile Chautard for Universal Studios. It was made before Colleen became famous as a flapper but did visit some of the same subjects her later films would.
Background
Made for Universal, Forsaking All Others was based on a short story of the same title by Mary Lerner that had been published in Collier’s Weekly on May 26, 1917, illustrated by James Montgomery Flagg. The story touched on topical subjects such as youth and the temptations of youth, and to the potential for damage when attempting to reign in youth’s energies.
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