Forbidden Fruit (1921)
Mary Maddock works as a seamstress to bring home money while her husband Steve, unemployed, has no real prospects of earning money. Mary's employers, are trying to strike an oil related business deal with a rich man by the name of Nelson Rogers. The deal does not seem to be on the table, as Mr. Rogers is leaving town shortly and does not have the time to work out the details of such a deal. In an order to entice him to stay, Mrs. Mallory - wife of Mr. Mallory who is proposing the business deal - convinces Mary to be her guest at a dinner party with the intent of making Mr. Rogers fall for her and thus stay long enough for Mr. Mallory to make him agree to a business deal.
Director:
Cecil B. DeMille
Writer:
Jeanie Macpherson
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Agnes Ayres as Mary Maddock |
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Clarence Burton as Steve Maddock |
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Theodore Roberts as James Harrington Mallory |
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Kathlyn Williams as Mrs. Mallory |
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Forrest Stanley as Nelson Rogers |
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Theodore Kosloff as Pietro Giuseppe |
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Shannon Day as Nadia Craig |
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Bertram Johns as John Craig |
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Julia Faye as Mrs. Mallory's First Maid |
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William Boyd as Billiards Player |
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Conrad Nagel as Actor In Play 'Forbidden Fruit' (uncredited) |
| Directing | Cecil B. DeMille | Director |
| Crew | Alvin Wyckoff | Cinematography |
| Editing | Anne Bauchens | Editor |
| Writing | Cecil B. DeMille | Story |
| Writing | Jeanie Macpherson | Screenplay |
| Production | Cecil B. DeMille | Producer |