Recompense (film)

Recompense
Recompense
	Still with William B. Davidson
Directed by	Harry Beaumont
Screenplay by	Dorothy Farnum
Based on	Recompense; by Robert Keable
Starring	Marie Prevost; Monte Blue; John Roche; George Siegmann; Charles Stevens; Virginia Brown Faire
Cinematography	David Abel
Production; company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	April 26, 1925;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)
Budget	$128,000
Box office	$263,000

Recompense is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Harry Beaumont and written by Dorothy Farnum. It is based on the 1924 novel Recompense by Robert Keable. The film stars Marie Prevost, Monte Blue, John Roche, George Siegmann, Charles Stevens, and Virginia Brown Faire. The film was released by Warner Bros. on April 26, 1925.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[5] clergyman Peter leaves the pulpit to enter World War 1 to be near Julie, the woman he loves. They are separated, but after the war she nurses him through a long illness. He will not marry her because it would hinder the humanitarian work that he plans. She keeps her faith in him, which prompts him to return to her and marry her.

Cast

Marie Prevost as Julie Gmelyn
Monte Blue as Peter Graham
John Roche as Dr. Sampson
George Siegmann as Stenhouse
Charles Stevens as Mosheshoe
Virginia Brown Faire as Angelica
William B. Davidson as Col. Donovan
Katherine Lewis as Mrs. Donovan
Etta Lee as Dancing Girl

Box office

According to Warner Bros., the film earned $226,000 domestically and $37,000 in foreign markets.^[1]

Preservation

With no prints of Recompense located in any film archive,^[6] it is a lost film.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 3 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
^ "Recompense (1925) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
^ Janiss Garza. "Recompense (1925) - Harry Beaumont". AllMovie. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
^ "Recompense". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
^ "New Pictures: Recompense", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (8): 86, May 16, 1925, retrieved February 23, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Recompense