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The Gilded Lily (1921)

The Gilded Lily poster
Directed by
Robert Z. Leonard
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
NR
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent film about a woman's romantic choices and social pressures in early 20th century America. The story follows her as she navigates relationships with two different men.

nostalgicsentimentalromanticquietmelancholicrestrainedold-fashioned

What happens

The Gilded Lily is a surviving 1921 American silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by Clara Beranger and Tom McNamara. The film stars Mae Murray, Lowell Sherman, Jason Robards Sr., Charles K. Gerrard, and Leonora von Ottinger. The film was released on March 6, 1921, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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