Grapevine's The Love Gamble (1925) would be almost as vapid as "Is Money Everything?", were it not for its marvelous climax with one of the most breath-taking stunts I've ever seen (and another that was obviously an unintended accident that the photographer managed to capture).
Far too old for the heroine, Lillian Rich does what she can with a role in which she is forced to way out-stay her welcome.
Robert Frazer is miscast as the hero, while Pauline Garon can do little with a nothing part in which she is given an elaborate intro and then virtually dropped.
On the other hand, we see far too much of Larry Steers, but he does seem to be doing his own cycling, so we'll give him three stars for that.
On another front, Edward Le Saint's direction is mostly stilted and slow, but suddenly comes alive at the frantic climax.
Far too old for the heroine, Lillian Rich does what she can with a role in which she is forced to way out-stay her welcome.
Robert Frazer is miscast as the hero, while Pauline Garon can do little with a nothing part in which she is given an elaborate intro and then virtually dropped.
On the other hand, we see far too much of Larry Steers, but he does seem to be doing his own cycling, so we'll give him three stars for that.
On another front, Edward Le Saint's direction is mostly stilted and slow, but suddenly comes alive at the frantic climax.