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Rich Man, Poor Man is a lost[1] 1918 American silent romantic drama film starring Marguerite Clark and directed by J. Searle Dawley. It is based on a 1916 Broadway play by George Broadhurst. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures.[2][3][4]

Rich Man, Poor Man
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Directed by	J. Searle Dawley
Written by	J. Searle Dawley Tom Bret (titles) Maximilian Foster
Based on	Rich Man, Poor Man by George Broadhurst
Produced by	Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky
Starring	Marguerite Clark Richard Barthelmess
Cinematography	H. Lyman Broening
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	April 22, 1918
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[5] following the death of her mother, Betty Wynne (Clark) becomes the drudge of the boarding house until one of her friends introduces her as the missing grandchild of John K. Beeston (Warde). When the deception is discovered, Betty has made such an impression Beeston that he insists that she remain, and since the man she loves is the real missing heir, she quite readily consents to becoming a member of the household.

Cast

• Marguerite Clark as Betty Wynne
• Richard Barthelmess as Bayard Varick
• George Backus as Henry Mapelson
• Frederick Warde as John K. Beeston
• J. W. Herbert as De Courcey Lloyd
• Augusta Anderson as Mrs. De Courcey Lloyd
• William Wadsworth as Henry Evans
• Ottola Nesmith as Mrs. Wynne
• Mary Davis as Mrs. Tilney
• Winter Hall

References

External links

• Rich Man, Poor Man at IMDb
• AllMovie.com

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