Feet of Clay (1924)

Kerry falls in love with Amy and saves her life in a surfboard race though his foot is bitten by a shark. Dr. Lansell tells him to keep off his foot for a year. He weds Amy, but Dr. Lansell's wife Bertha wants him too.

Director:

Cecil B. DeMille

Writers:

Beulah Marie Dix (story), Bertram Millhauser (story)

Stars:

Vera Reynolds, Rod La Rocque, Julia Faye

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Vera Reynolds	...	Amy Loring
Rod La Rocque	...	Kerry Harlan
Julia Faye	...	Bertha Lansell
Ricardo Cortez	...	Tony Channing
Robert Edeson	...	Dr. Fergus Lansell
Theodore Kosloff	...	Bendick
Victor Varconi	...	Bookkeeper

Storyline

Kerry falls in love with Amy and saves her life in a surfboard race though his foot is bitten by a shark. Dr. Lansell tells him to keep off his foot for a year. He weds Amy, but Dr. Lansell's wife Bertha wants him too.

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Plot Keywords:

shark | surfing | shark attack | rescue | based on novel | 

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Taglines:

They'll be speaking about this one in the same breath as "The Ten Commandments"- and Cecil B. DeMille made them both. (Print Ad-Lewiston Daily Sun, ((Lewiston, Me.)) 5 January 1925)

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

According to the Cecil B. DeMille Society, this is a lost film.

User Reviews

Obsession with Feet

It's not surprising that DeMille would make a film with this title because he had an obsession with women's feet.

Just by looking at the film you can see the amount of money that he must have spent on costumes, sets, research and paying attention to detail. The one thing it lacked was human warmth.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

None English

Release Date:

28 September 1924 (USA)

Also Known As:

Den forbudne Frugt

Filming Locations:

Santa Catalina Island, Channel Islands, California, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$245,919

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1