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''Received Payment'' is a 1922 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
Charles Maigne Charles Maigne (November 11, 1879 – November 28, 1929) was an American screenwriter and film director of the silent film, silent era. He wrote for 32 films between 1916 and 1928. He also directed 18 films between 1918 and 1923. He was bor ...
and starring
Corinne Griffith Corinne Griffith (née Griffin; November 21, 1894 – July 13, 1979) was an American film actress, producer, author and businesswoman. Dubbed "The Orchid Lady of the Screen", she was widely regarded as one of the most beautiful actresses of the ...
, Kenneth Harlan, and David Torrence (actor), David Torrence.


Plot

Andrew Ferris, is the butler to Daniel Milton, a wealthy man who, due to the death of his daughter, is being killed by his own mind. His guilty conscious preys on him due to his previous poor treatment of his daughter, and believes that her child is still alive. To ease his mind, Milton introduces his chorus girl daughter, Celia Hughes, as his employer's long lost granddaughter. Believing that Celia is his granddaughter, and her believing that Milton is her grandfather, she becomes the heiress to a mansion and a great fortune. Celia discovers her real father burning letters which reveal that she is not Daniel Milton's granddaughter. She becomes fearful that she would lose his favor, and returns to the stage where she finds success. On opening night, Ferris is accidentally shot by a jilted secretary, and confesses duplicity to Milton before dying. The millionaire tells him that she will be taken care of all the same, as he has grown to love her as if she were his flesh and blood.


Cast

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Corinne Griffith Corinne Griffith (née Griffin; November 21, 1894 – July 13, 1979) was an American film actress, producer, author and businesswoman. Dubbed "The Orchid Lady of the Screen", she was widely regarded as one of the most beautiful actresses of the ...
as Celia Hughes * Kenneth Harlan as Cary Grant * David Torrence (actor), David Torrence as Daniel Milton * William David (actor), William David as Dunbar * Charles Hammond (Australian cricketer), Charles Hammond as Andrew Ferris * Henry Sedley (actor), Henry Sedley as Roger Dayne * Regina Quinn as Felice Huxley * Dorothy Walters as Mrs. Starr * Dan Duffy (actor), Dan Duffy as Starr


Reception

The Film Daily's review was generally positive, finding the competent acting and direction enough to save the film from it's story and "jumpy continuity." The reviewer praised Corinne Griffith's acting in particular, saying of her role "she succeeds in doing with charm and assurance." Motion Picture Herald, Exhibitor's Herald gave a similar review, also saying that "The title of the film is a misnomer and doesn't do justice to a pleasing picture."


References


Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.


External links

* 1922 films 1922 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Charles Maigne Vitagraph Studios films 1920s American films English-language drama films {{1920s-US-film-stub