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Billions is a american film of genre Comedy released in USA on 6 december 1920 with Alla Nazimova

Billions (1920)

Billions
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Released in USA 6 december 1920
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Rating61% 3.079693.079693.079693.079693.07969

Billions is a lost 1920 American silent comedy film produced by and starring Alla Nazimova and distributed by Metro Pictures. Ray Smallwood directed. It is based on a French play, L'Homme riche, by Jean Jose Frappa and Henry Dupuy-Mazuel.

Synopsis

La Princesse Triloff s'enfuit de Russie après la révolution et s'installe aux États-Unis, où elle devient mécène. Elle tombe amoureuse des vers d'Owen Carey, un poète pauvre, et devient son bienfaiteur anonyme. Lorsqu'Owen hérite une fortune de son oncle Krakerfeller, il prend l'identité de ce dernier et fait prendre sa propre identité à un des amis, Frank Manners. Un jour, Owen rencontre la princesse et tombe amoureux d'elle, mais est déçu de découvrir qu'elle s'est entichée de Manners. Elle finit par découvrir la vraie identité d'Owen et lui rend alors son amour. Mais, lorsqu'un testament tardif annule son héritage, il est intimidé par la richesse de la princesse et se réfugie dans sa mansarde. Elle le suit et, lorsqu'elle découvre que sa fortune a été confisquée par la révolution, ils se retrouvent pauvres tous les deux.

Actors

Alla Nazimova

(Princess Triloff)Charles Bryant

(Krakerfeller / Owen Carey)Victor Potel

(Pushkin)William Irving

(Frank Manners)John Steppling

(Isaac Colben)
And :
Marian Skinner
Emmett King
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