''The Gilded Lily'' is a surviving 1921 American silent

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directed by

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and written by

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and Tom McNamara. The film stars

Mae Murray Mae Murray (born Marie Adrienne Koenig; May 10, 1885 – March 23, 1965) was an American actress, dancer, film producer, and screenwriter. Murray rose to fame during the silent film era and was known as "The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips" and "Th ...

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, Jason Robards, Sr., Charles K. Gerrard, and

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. The film was released on March 6, 1921, by

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Plot

A young man from the country goes to a big city where he falls in love with a showgirl. She then decides to give up her profession to become a housewife, and he decides to leave her.

Cast

as Lillian Drake *

as Creighton Howard * Jason Robards, Sr. as Frank Thompson * Charles K. Gerrard as John Stewart *

as Mrs. Thompson

Production

The opening scene with Mae Murray wearing a gold tinsel cloth costume in front of a deep blue background was shot using the

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color system.

Preservation status

A print survives in Museo del Cine Buenos Aires, Pablo C. Ducros Hicken archive.Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Gilded Lily''
at silentera.com

References

External links

* 1921 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1921 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Robert Z. Leonard American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1920s American films English-language drama films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub