For Alimony Only

For Alimony Only
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Directed by	William C. de Mille
Produced by	John C. Flinn
Written by	Lenore J. Coffee
Starring	Leatrice Joy; Clive Brook; Lilyan Tashman
Cinematography	Arthur C. Miller
Edited by	Adelaide Cannon
Production; company	DeMille Pictures Corporation
Distributed by	Producers Distributing Corporation
Release date	September 20, 1926;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

For Alimony Only is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by William C. de Mille and starring Leatrice Joy, Clive Brook, and Lilyan Tashman.[1]

The film's sets were by the art director Max Parker while the costumes were designed by Adrian, later known for his work at MGM.

Cast

Leatrice Joy as Mary Martin Williams
Clive Brook as Peter Williams
Lilyan Tashman as Narcissa Williams
Casson Ferguson as Bertie Waring
Toby Claude as The Maid
André Cheron as Shop Manager
Harry Semels as Cop
Florence Wix as Christmas Party Guest

Production

Leatrice Joy had impulsively cut her hair short in 1926, and Cecil B. DeMille, whom Joy had followed when he set up Producers Distributing Corporation, was publicly angry as it prevented her from portraying traditional feminine roles.[2] The studio developed projects with roles suitable for her “Leatrice Joy bob”,[2] and For Alimony Only was the fourth of five films before she regrew her hair. Despite this, a professional dispute would end the Joy / Demille partnership in 1928.

Preservation

A copy of For Alimony Only is preserved film at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[3]

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References

Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema, p. 109
Johanna, Schmertz (2013), "The Leatrice Joy Bob: The Clinging Vine and Gender's Cutting Edge", in Dall’Asta, Monica; Duckett, Victoria; Tralli, Lucia (eds.), Researching Women in Silent Cinema: New Findings and Perspectives, University of Bologna, pp. 402–13, ISBN 978-8-8980-1010-3, ISSN 2283-6462
The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: For Alimony Only

Bibliography

Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema. Greenwood Publishing, 1999.

External links

For Alimony Only on IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie

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[1] Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema, p. 109

[Schmertz-2] Johanna, Schmertz (2013), "The Leatrice Joy Bob: The Clinging Vine and Gender's Cutting Edge", in Dall’Asta, Monica; Duckett, Victoria; Tralli, Lucia (eds.), Researching Women in Silent Cinema: New Findings and Perspectives, University of Bologna, pp. 402–13, ISBN 978-8-8980-1010-3, ISSN 2283-6462

[3] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: For Alimony Only