''The Embarrassment of Riches'' is a 1918 American silent

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directed by Edward Dillon and starring

Lillian Walker Lillian Walker (April 21, 1887 – October 10, 1975), born Lillian Wolke, was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 170 films, most of them shorts, between 1909 and 1934. Biography ''Photoplay'' magazine's trade ...

, Carlton Brickert and John Costello.Wakeman p.735

Cast

as Elizabeth Holt *

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as John Russell * John Costello as William Gildersleeve * Edward Keenan as Bobby Gildersleeve *

Henry Sedley Henry Sedley may refer to: * Henry Sedley (actor) * Henry Sedley (journalist) * Sir Henry Sedley, 3rd Baronet, of the Sedley baronets {{hndis, Sedley, Henry ...

as Count Orloff *

Edward Roseman Edward Roseman (May 14, 1875 – September 16, 1957), sometimes identified as Edward F. Roseman, was an American actor, who worked primarily during the silent film era. Biography The son of a pharmacist, Roseman was born in Terre Haute, Ind ...

as Leighton Craig * Harriet Ross as Mrs. Goodwin * Reeva Greenwood as Alma Goodwin *

Peggy Lundeen Peggy may refer to: People * Peggy (given name), people with the given name or nickname Arts and entertainment * ''Peggy'' (musical), a 1911 musical comedy by Stuart and Bovill * ''Peggy'' (album), a 1977 Peggy Lee album * ''Peggy'' (1916 ...

as Miss Partridge *

Howard Truesdale Howard Truesdale (January 3, 1861 – December 8, 1941; also credited as Truesdell, Truedell, and Truesdall) was an American stage actor and a film actor in both the silent and sound eras. He appeared in the films ''A Corner in Cotton'', ''The P ...

as Ted Phelan * John T. Dillon as Jim Connors * William Sloan as Mike

References

Bibliography

* Wakeman, John. ''World Film Directors: 1890-1945''. H.W. Wilson, 1987.

External links

* 1918 films 1918 comedy films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Edward Dillon Films distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation 1910s American films English-language comedy films {{1910s-US-film-stub