Ladies Must Live (1921 film)
| Ladies Must Live | |
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_-_1.jpg) Still with Betty Compson (Screenland, January 1922) | |
| Directed by | George Loane Tucker |
| Written by | George Loane Tucker (adaptation) |
| Based on | Ladies Must Live by Alice Duer Miller |
| Starring | Betty Compson Mahlon Hamilton Leatrice Joy John Gilbert |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer Phil Rosen |
Production company | Famous Players-Lasky / Mayflower Pictures |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Ladies Must Live is a 1921 American silent societal drama film directed by George Loane Tucker and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is the last directorial effort of George Loane Tucker and was released four months after his death. Betty Compson stars along with Leatrice Joy, John Gilbert and Mahlon Hamilton.[1] This is one of the few instances where future husband and wife Joy and Gilbert appear in the same film.
Considered to be a lost film for decades.[3][4] The Library of Congress Catalog/ofHoldings lists only the 1940 Warner Brothers film of the same title.[5]
Cast
- Robert Ellis as Anthony Mulvain
- Mahlon Hamilton as Ralph Lincourt
- Betty Compson as Christine Bleeker
- Leatrice Joy as Barbara
- Hardee Kirkland as William Hollins
- Gibson Gowland as Michael Le Prim
- John Gilbert as The Gardener
- Cleo Madison as Mrs. Lincourt
- Snitz Edwards as Edward Barron
- Lucille Hutton as Nell Martin
- Lule Warrenton as Nora Flanagan
- William V. Mong as Max Bleeker
- Jack McDonald as The Butler
- Marcia Manon as Nancy
- Arnold Gray as Ned Klegg (credited as Arnold Gregg)
- Dorothy Cumming (uncredited)
- Richard Arlen (uncredited)
See also
References
- ^ Golden, Eve (2013). John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars. University Press of Kentucky. p. 303. ISBN 978-0-813-14162-6.
- ^ "Daily Illini" (webpage). Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections. January 18, 1922. p. 7. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ Presumed Lost at silentera.com
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Ladies Must Live at silentera.com
- ^ [only 1940 Warner Bros. film]Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.99 c.1978 The American Film Institute
External links
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- Ladies Must Live at IMDb
- Ladies Must Live at AllMovie
- Lantern slide; with George Loane Tucker likeness (Wayback Machine)
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