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The Cost

19201hMovie

Against her father's wishes, Pauline Gardner marries John Dumont, a young philanderer, on his promise that he will reform.

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Cast

Violet HemingPauline Gardner
Edwin MordantColonel Gardner
Jane JenningsMrs. Gardner
Ralph KellardJohn Dumont
Edward ArnoldHampden Scarborough
Clifford GreyWilliam Fanshaw Jr.
Carlotta MontereyLeonora Fanshaw
Aileen PringleOlivia
Warburton GambleMowbray Langdon
Florence McGuireSuzanne
Julia HurleyGrandma
Arnold Lucy
Marjorie Manning

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Director: Harley Knoles
Writers: Clara Beranger, David Graham Phillips
Release date: April 11, 1920
Runtime: 1h
Original language: English
Studios: Paramount Pictures

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