A Pasteboard Crown

A Pasteboard Crown (1922) is a drama film directed by Travers Vale rated 9.0/10.

Society girl Sybil Lawton is left penniless by her father's death, and though her mother wishes her to marry into wealth, her sole ambition is to achieve fame in the theater. Her youthful charm and talent interest producer Stewart Thrall, who finds her a position with an Omaha stock company. Under Sybil's encouragement, fellow actor Jim Roberts, disillusioned by an unhappy marriage, improves and becomes her self-appointed guardian. Sybil returns to New York and begins rehearsals for "Romeo and Juliet" with Thrall as her costar and Roberts as stage manager. Meanwhile, Thrall's unhappy wife obtains a divorce, and Roberts, recognizing her as the woman who ruined his life, blames Thrall and shoots him at a performance as he bends over "Juliet" on her bier. Thrall recovers, however, declares his love for Sybil, and looks forward to happiness with her.

Cast

Evelyn Greeley

Sybil Lawton

Robert Elliott

Stewart Thrall

Gladys Valerie

Edna Thrall

Eleanor Woodruff

Cora Manice

Dora Mills Adams

Claire Morrell

Albert Roccardi

William Buckley

Jane Jennings

Mrs. Lawton