Desc: The Price of Success: Directed by Tony Gaudio. With Alice Lake, Lee Shumway, Gaston Glass, Florence Turner. Born and reared in a Maine village, Ellen Harden has lived in New York for 5 years, finding contentment in the love of her successful husband, George. All this changes, however, when she discovers that he is having an affair with Ardath Courtney, a social butterfly who is struggling to maintain the appearance of wealth. Ellen, determined to win George back by arousing his jealousy, vigorously flirts with Wally Van Tine, the wealthy son of the mill owner for whom George works; Ellen also lets George know that she knows that he has been unfaithful. George repents of his philandering, and he and Ellen discover new depths of contentment together.