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Cast
Nat C. Goodwin
as Isidore Lechat
Jack Nelson
as Xavier Lechat
Maude George
as Madame Lechat
Florelle
as Germaine Lechat
Gretchen Lederer
as Celeste St. Jean
Marc Robbins
as Pierre Dauphin
Frank Newburg
as Lucien Garraud
Wellington A. Playter
as Vicomte de la Fountenelle
Wyndham Standing
as Marquis
Hobart Bosworth
as Christ
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1915
Runtime1h 00m
LanguageNo Language
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes2
DirectorOtis Turner
WritersOtis Turner
TypeFeature Film
Rating1.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsBusiness Is Business
About Business Is Business
Nouveau riche Isidore Lechat, who lives in a castle in the south of France, believes that business is the most important thing, but remains attached to his children. Lechat, who does not let his wife appear at banquets because of her slovenly appearance, begins an affair in Paris with Celeste St. Jean, a friend of his dissolute son Xavier. Lechat offers to pay Xavier's debts if he gets his friend's father, the Minister of War, to lift restrictions on the operation of a mine in French Africa which Lechat optioned.
Directed by Otis Turner, Business Is Business leans on a strong ensemble — Nat C. Goodwin, Jack Nelson, Maude George — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1915.
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