''What Price Beauty?'' is a 1928 American
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Tom Buckingham
Tom Buckingham (February 25, 1895 – September 7, 1934) was an American film director and screenwriter. He directed 48 films between 1920 and 1932. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died from surgical complications. His film '' Cock ...
and starring
Nita Naldi
Nita Naldi (born Mary Nonna Dooley; In this reference Naldi's birth name Nonna is mistakenly cited “Donna”. Naldi's birthname in this reference is also incorrectly cited as “Donna”. November 13, 1894 – February 17, 1961) was an Ameri ...
,
Natacha Rambova
Natacha Rambova (born Winifred Kimball Shaughnessy; January 19, 1897 – June 5, 1966) was an American film costume designer, set designer, and occasional actress who was active in Hollywood in the 1920s. In her later life, she abandoned design ...
and
Pierre Gendron. Shot in May 1925 but not released until January 1928,
the film features the future star
Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy (born Myrna Adele Williams; August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American film, television and stage actress. Trained as a dancer, Loy devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. ...
in a small role. Her performance attracted widespread interest, boosting her career.
[Leider p.54]
The film's sets were designed by the
art director William Cameron Menzies
William Cameron Menzies (July 29, 1896 – March 5, 1957) was an American film production designer (a job title he invented) and art director as well as a film director and producer during a career spanning five decades. He began his career ...
.
Plot
An exotic
and a nice country girl compete over the manager of a
beauty parlour.
Cast
References
Sources
Emily W. Leider. ''Myrna Loy: The Only Good Girl in Hollywood''. University of California Press, 2011.
External links
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1928 films
1928 drama films
Silent American drama films
Films directed by Tom Buckingham
American silent feature films
1920s English-language films
American black-and-white films
1920s American films
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