''Compromise'' is a 1925 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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Alan Crosland and produced and distributed by
Warner Bros.[Progressive Silent Film List: ''Compromise''](_blank)
at silentera.com The film was based on the 1923 novel of the same name by
Jay Gelzer.
Plot
As described in a review in a film magazine,
Joan (Rich), a woman of high ideals, from cliildhood has had to play second fiddle to her selfish, pampered half-sister. Joan expects marriage to bring happiness and it does for a time, but Nathalie (Garon), the sister, true to form, schemes to win Joan's husband Alan (Brook) and succeeds, and, not content with this, arranges a surprise meeting to gloat over her conquest. Symbolic of the conflict between husband, wife and sister, there is a terrific cyclone which brings to Joan a realization of the truth of the theme and she forgives Alan.
Cast
Preservation
With no prints of ''Compromise'' located in any film archives,
Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Compromise''
/ref> it is a lost film
A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. ...
.
See also
* List of lost films
References
External links
*
Lobby poster
1925 films
American silent feature films
Films directed by Alan Crosland
Lost American drama films
1925 drama films
Silent American drama films
American black-and-white films
1925 lost films
1920s American films
1920s English-language films
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