''Ermine and Rhinestones'' is a 1925 silent film, written by
Louise Winter, and directed by
Burton L. King
Burton L. King (August 25, 1877 – May 4, 1944) was an American film actor and director. One of his best-known productions was '' The Lost Battalion'' (1919).
Selected filmography
* '' The Battle of Gettysburg'' (1913)
* ''Under the Crescent'' ...
Synopsis
Billy Kershaw, the son of a manufacturer in a small western town, comes to
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
on business. He becomes engaged to wealthy Peggy Rice, a member of the modern jazz set, who prefers to "play the field" with other men. Sometime before, Billy had sent Jim Gorman to jail for theft, causing Gorman's girl, Minette Christie, to leave town. At a fashion show, Peggy persuades Billy to buy her an ermine wrap, trimmed with rhinestones, which is modeled by a girl who turns out to be Minette. Billy realizes that Peggy is no more than a gold digger and breaks the engagement. Gorman shows up and attempts to kill Minette, for he believes she turned him in. Billy, however, defeats Gorman in a fight, and at the very last minute saves ''Minette'' from being gassed to death in her apartment. Billy comes to realize that Minette is the girl for him.
Cast
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Edna Murphy
Edna Murphy (November 17, 1899 – August 3, 1974) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 80 films between 1918 and 1933. Murphy was voted "Most Photographed Movie Star of 1925" by '' ScreenLand Magazine''.
For part of ...
as Minnette Christie
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Niles Welch
Niles Eugene Welch (July 29, 1888 – November 21, 1976) was an American performer on Broadway, and a leading man in a number of silent and early talking motion pictures from the early 1910s through the 1930s.
Early life
A native of Hartfor ...
as Billy Kershaw
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Ruth Stonehouse
Ruth Stonehouse (September 28, 1892 – May 12, 1941) was an actress and film director during the silent film era. Her stage career started at the age of eight as a dancer in Arizona shows.
Early life
Ruth Stonehouse was born to James Wesley ...
as Peggy Rice
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Coit Albertson
Edward Coit Albertson (October 14, 1880 – December 13, 1953) was an Americans, American stage and film actor.
Biography
Albertson was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, the son of George and Elizabeth (née Stock) Albertson, and began his acting c ...
as Pierce Ferring
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Sally Crute
Sally Crute (born Sally C. Kirby, June 27, 1886 – August 12, 1971) was an American actress of the silent film era.
Biography
Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, before entering motion pictures Crute performed on stage. Crute was generally ca ...
as Alys Ferring
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Bradley Barker
Bradley Barker (January 18, 1883 – September 29, 1951) was an American actor and film director of the silent era. He also created sound effects for film and radio.
Born in Long Island, New York, Barker was a vaudeville performer and an a ...
as Jim Gorman
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Marguerite McNulty
Marguerite McNulty, who was regularly referred to in press as a “beauty”, was a U.S. stage actress. For decades in the early 20th century, she was cast in musical and other comedy productions on Broadway theatre, like the musical comedy ''Fi ...
as Nita Frost
External links
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1925 films
American black-and-white films
1925 drama films
American silent feature films
Films directed by Burton L. King
Silent American drama films
1920s American films
1920s English-language films
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