New Lives for Old

New Lives for Old
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Directed byClarence G. Badger
Written byAdelaide Heilbron
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
StarringBetty Compson
CinematographyL. Guy Wilky
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 22, 1925 (1925-02-22)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

New Lives for Old is a 1925 American silent drama film that was produced by Famous Players–Lasky, directed by Clarence G. Badger, and starred Betty Compson.[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[2] Olympe (Compson), a famous dancer, throws herself into the service of France when her country calls during World War I. She saves an American battalion from destruction when their plans are disclosed to German spies. She is wrongly judged for her work and is disgraced in the eyes of her audience. Having sacrificed her reputation for her country, she marries an American army officer and they sail for the United States.

Cast

Production

Cinematographer Bert Glennon was hired on to shoot an aerial battle sequence for the film, which was filmed at Clover Field in Santa Monica, CA.[1]

Preservation

Still of Betty Compson in New Lives for Old
Still from the film

New Lives for Old is currently presumed lost.[3][4] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "AFI Catalog of Feature Films: New Lives for Old". afi.com. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
  2. ↑ "New Pictures: New Lives for Old", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (1): 49, March 28, 1925, retrieved December 26, 2021
  3. ↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: New Lives for Old". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on October 20, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2026. Cite error: Unknown parameter "loc" in <ref> tag; supported parameters are dir, follow, group, name (see the help page).
  4. ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: New Lives for Old Archived June 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine at silentera.com
  5. ↑ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
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