The Gilded Highway

Mar 13, 1926

1h 14m

★ 0.0

Overview

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. A lost film.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Primrose Welby

Dorothy Devore

Jack Welby

John Harron

Jonathan Welby

Macklyn Arbuckle

Inez Quartz

Myrna Loy

Mrs. Welby

Florence Turner

Uncle Nicholas Welby

Sheldon Lewis

Hugo Blythe

Gardner James

Sarah

Mathilde Comont

Adolphus Faring

Thomas R. Mills

Amabel

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