Lilies of the Field


58m 1930

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
Jan 5, 1930
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
First National Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Lilies of the Field by William Hurlbut (1921).

Technical Specs

Duration
58m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5,979ft (7 reels)

Synopsis

Innocent Mildred Harker is framed by her husband, Walter, in a divorce suit and loses custody of her child. Disillusioned and heartbroken, she takes up residence in a cheap hotel and becomes a showgirl at the New York Winter Palace Roof, where she meets a group of gold-digging "lilies." Ted Willing, a wealthy man-about-town, becomes her devoted admirer, but she is suspicious of accepting his financial help even when he mentions the whereabouts of her daughter. Later, she discovers that the child has forgotten her, and she accedes to Willing's proposal. During a party, she learns of her child's death, and, grief-striken, she rushes into the streets; she is fined for disorderly conduct, but Willing comes to the police station and she finds comfort in his arms.

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
Jan 5, 1930
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
First National Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Lilies of the Field by William Hurlbut (1921).

Technical Specs

Duration
58m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5,979ft (7 reels)

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Notes

Remake of the 1924 film of the same title, q. v.