Recompense
Still with William B. Davidson
Directed by	Harry Beaumont
Screenplay by	Dorothy Farnum
Based on	Recompense by Robert Keable
Starring	Marie Prevost Monte Blue John Roche George Siegmann Charles Stevens Virginia Brown Faire
Cinematography	David Abel
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	April 26, 1925 (1925-04-26)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)
Budget	$128,000[1]
Box office	$263,000[1]

Recompense is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Harry Beaumont and written by Dorothy Farnum. It is based on the 1924 novel Recompense by Robert Keable. The film stars Marie Prevost, Monte Blue, John Roche, George Siegmann, Charles Stevens, and Virginia Brown Faire. The film was released by Warner Bros. on April 26, 1925.^[2][3][4]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[5] clergyman Peter leaves the pulpit to enter World War 1 to be near Julie, the woman he loves. They are separated, but after the war she nurses him through a long illness. He will not marry her because it would hinder the humanitarian work that he plans. She keeps her faith in him, which prompts him to return to her and marry her.

Cast

Box office

According to Warner Bros., the film earned $226,000 domestically and $37,000 in foreign markets.^[1]

Preservation

With no prints of Recompense located in any film archive,^[6] it is a lost film.