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The Gilded Highway
The Gilded Highway

The Gilded Highway

Genres

Drama

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After inheriting a fortune from an uncle they barely and carelessly cared for during his last years, the Welbys become social-climbing snobs to the point of ignoring old friends and breaking off marriage engagements.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

74 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

13 March 1926

Country

United States of America

Cast

Dorothy Devore

Dorothy Devore

Primrose Welby

John Harron

John Harron

Jack Welby

Macklyn Arbuckle

Macklyn Arbuckle

Jonathan Welby

Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

Inez Quartz

Florence Turner

Florence Turner

Mrs. Welby

Sheldon Lewis

Sheldon Lewis

Uncle Nicholas Welby

Gardner James

Gardner James

Hugo Blythe

Mathilde Comont

Mathilde Comont

Sarah

Thomas R. Mills

Thomas R. Mills

Adolphus Faring

Andrée Tourneur

Andrée Tourneur

Amabel

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