The Highest Bidder

1921 1h 0m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Society miss Sally Raeburn is left penniless and is helped out by an older woman. The woman makes it clear that to repay her, Sally must marry wealth, so when the very well-heeled Lester comes to her village, Sally goes after him. Lester has been traveling incognito in the hopes that no one will discover him, so when Sally wins him she feels guilty and confesses that she knew who he was all along.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Madge Kennedy
Sally Raeburn
Lionel Atwill
Lester
Vernon Steele
Hastings
Ellen Cassidy
Fanny de Witt (as Ellen Cassity)
Zelda Sears
Mrs. Steese
Joseph Brennan
Horace Ashe
Reginald Mason
Mawsby
Brian Darley
Butts

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wallace Worsley
Writers: Lloyd Lonergan
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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105 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Wallace Worsley, shot by George Peters. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Madge Kennedy and Lionel Atwill and Vernon Steele carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0012279 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Wallace Worsley directs. George Peters behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2105 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Wallace Worsley, shot by George Peters. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Madge Kennedy and Lionel Atwill and Vernon Steele carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0012279 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.