Up the Ladder is a 1925 American drama film directed by Edward Sloman, written by Tom McNamara and Grant Carpenter, and starring Virginia Valli, Forrest Stanley, Margaret Livingston, Holmes Herbert, Lydia Yeamans Titus and Priscilla Moran.

Based on the 1922 play Up the Ladder by Owen Davis, the film was released on May 3, 1925, by Universal Pictures.

[1][2][3] Jane Cornwall, a young heiress who is in love with James Van Clinton, sacrifices part of her great fortune to fund her boyfriend's research.

James is able to fine-tune his invention, the Tele-vision scope, which meets with great success so that he can marry Jane.

But his wife, at this time, takes over the company's fabrics and puts him in a subordinate position.