The Gilded Lily
The surprising intimate life of a Broadway cabaret beauty.
NR 1921 · 70 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama
A hostess at a Broadway cafe marries one of her many suitors, and finds out her new husband is prone to drinking heavily.
Directed by Robert Z. Leonard · Written by Clara Beranger
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Mae Murray Lillian Drake -
Lowell Sherman Creighton Howard -
Jason Robards Sr. Frank Thompson -
Charles K. Gerrard John Stewart -
Leonora von Ottinger Mrs. Thompson
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