The Final Close-Up
The Final Close-Up is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Walter Edwards and written by Royal Brown and Julia Crawford Ivers. The film stars Shirley Mason, Francis McDonald, James Gordon, Betty Bouton, Eugene Burr, and Mary Warren. The film was released on May 18, 1919, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently survives.

Plot
As described in a film magazine, Nora Nolan (Mason) works in the basement of a large department store. When she faints from the heat, she is advised to take a vacation. Jimmie Norton (McDonald), a newspaper reporter gathering materials for a hot weather story, overhears her say that she has but $4.12 to her name, so he borrows $200 from his wealthy father and sends it to Nora, and she departs for Winchester-by-the-Sea. Jimmy follows after being discharged by the newspaper and thrown on his own resources by his father. After a crook steals Nora's money, she is snubbed by the other hotel guests and ends up becoming a dishwasher to pay for her room. After overhearing some crooks planning to rob the hotel safe, she keeps them at bay with a frying pan while Jimmie's father Patrick (Gordon), who has conveniently arrived at the scene, binds them. The film ends with a final closeup of Nora and Jimmie.

Cast
Shirley Mason as Nora Nolan
Francis McDonald as Jimmie Norton
James Gordon as Patrick Norton
Betty Bouton as Emily Westervelt-Moore
Eugene Burr as Lloyd Gregory
Mary Warren as Maisie Smith

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1919 films
1910s English-language films
Silent American drama films
1919 drama films
Paramount Pictures films
Films directed by Walter Edwards
American black-and-white films
American silent feature films
1910s American films