Ladies Must Live (1921 film)
1921 film
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Ladies Must Live is a 1921 American silent societal drama film directed by George Loane Tucker and released by Paramount Pictures.[1] It was 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.[2] It was one of the few instances where future husband and wife Joy and Gilbert appeared in the same film.
by Alice Duer Miller
| 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) |
Plot
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)
Preservation
Ladies Must Live is currently presumed lost.[4][5][6] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[7]
The Library of Congress Catalog of Holdings lists only the 1940 Warner Brothers film of the same title.[8]
