Tons of Money

Overview

Tons of Money is a 1924 British silent comedy film directed by Frank Hall Crane and starring Leslie Henson, Flora le Breton and Mary Brough. Aubrey Allington is pursued by creditors and on learning of a family inheritance is persuaded by his wife to fake his own death and return as his own long-lost relative, George Maitland, the rightful claimant. Things get complicated when the real Maitland turns up with another Maitland impersonator, the brother of Aubrey’s butler, Sprules. It is an adaptation of the 1922 play Tons of Money by Will Evans and Arthur Valentine. Both were co-produced with Tom Walls. It was remade as a sound film Tons of Money in 1930

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1924

Original language

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Walls and Henson Films

Cast

Roy Byford,Elsie Fuller,Willie Warde,Jack Denton,Flora le Breton,Clifford seyler,Leslie Henson,Mary Brough,Douglas Munro,Ena Mason

Director

Frank Hall Crane

Writer

Lucita Squier,Will Evans,Tom Webster,Arthur valentine

Producer

Tom Walls,Leslie Henson

Cinematography

Bert Cann

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0015420