Ladies Must Live


1921

Film Details

Release Date
Nov 6, 1921
Premiere Information
Los Angeles and Pittsburg premieres: ca30 Oct 1921
Production Company
Mayflower Photoplay Corp.
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Ladies Must Live by Alice Duer Miller (New York, 1917).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
7,482ft (8 reels)

Synopsis

Christine Bleeker, educated by her wealthy brother-in-law, William Hollins, plans to marry Ralph Lincourt when he is divorced. He, however, is equally pursued by Nancy Barron, whom Christine dislikes. Ned Klegg loves Barbara, a social secretary, and resents the attention paid her by Barron, Nancy's elderly husband. Nell Martin, a servant in the Hollins home, is in love with the gardener but is persecuted by the butler. Mulvain, an aviator, and his mechanic, Le Prim, arrive; and the latter absconds with Nancy in an auto, pursued by Mulvain and Christine, who force him to release her. Christine announces her engagement to Mulvain, who declares he is a poor man. In the resulting commotion, it transpires that Nell, threatened with exposure, has drowned herself. The shock brings a change of emotion: Barbara rejects Barron and accepts Klegg, and Christine accepts Mulvain, content to share his poverty.

Film Details

Release Date
Nov 6, 1921
Premiere Information
Los Angeles and Pittsburg premieres: ca30 Oct 1921
Production Company
Mayflower Photoplay Corp.
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Ladies Must Live by Alice Duer Miller (New York, 1917).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
7,482ft (8 reels)

Quotes

Trivia

George Loane Tucker died during the making of this film.