A series of eight two-reel episodes, each complete in itself, which leave the audience to judge for itself the wisdom of the course of action taken in the story; episode titles: 1) Phantom Fame (1918); 2) Counterfeit Clues (1918); 3) The Cat's Paw (1918); 4) The Sin of Innocence (1918); 5) Sold for Gold (1918); 6) In Poverty's Power (1918); 7) The Rebound (1918); 8) Shifting Sands (1918)..
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In the flickering twilight of the silent era, few works dared to challenge the audience's moral compass with the sheer audacity found in The Price of Folly (1918). This was not merely a collection of two-reelers; it was a psychological gauntlet thrown at the feet of a society emerging from the shadows of the Great War....
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"In the flickering twilight of the silent era, few works dared to challenge the audience's moral compass with the sheer audacity found in The Price of Folly (1918). This was not merely a collection of two-reelers; it was a psychological gauntlet thrown at the feet of a society emerging from the shadows of the Great War. While contemporaneous works like The Battle of the Ancre and the Advance of the Tanks captured the visceral brutality of external conflict, 'The Price of Folly' turned its gaze in..."
