The Coast of Folly

The Coast of Folly

1925 · 70 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama

Unable to abide her self-righteous husband, Nadine Gathway leaves home and drops out of sight for 20 years. When Mr. Gathway dies, he leaves his huge fortune to his daughter, Joyce, on the condition that she never become involved in scandal. Joyce becomes interested in Larry Fay, whose wife sues her for alienation of affections. In Paris, Nadine, who has become the Countess de Tauro, hears of the scandal and returns to the United States, intent on helping the daughter she once deserted. A lost film.

Directed by Allan Dwan · Written by Forrest Halsey

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Gloria Swanson Joyce Gathway / Nadine Gathway
Alec B. Francis Count de Tauro
Anthony Jowitt Larry Fay
Dorothy Cumming Constance Fay
Jed Prouty
Eugenie Besserer Nanny
Arthur Housman Newspaper Reporter
Lawrence Gray Bather
Richard Arlen Bather
Charles Clary Bather
Nita Cavalier Bathing Beauty

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