Lilies of the Field (1930)
Melodrama | 5 January 1930
Director:
Alexander KordaWriter:
John F. GoodrichProducer:
Walter MoroscoCinematographer:
Lee GarmesProduction Company:
First National Pictures, Inc.A studio production chart in the 24 August 1929 Exhibitors Herald-World cited a 12 August 1929 starting date for Lilies of the Filed at First National Studios.
In 1924, Associated First National produced a silent adaptation of the play, also entitled Lilies of the Field and starring Corinne Griffith, who co-starred with Conway Tearle under John Francis Dillon's direction (See Entry). The 1930 production was Griffith's first all dialogue film. ...
A studio production chart in the 24 August 1929 Exhibitors Herald-World cited a 12 August 1929 starting date for Lilies of the Filed at First National Studios.
In 1924, Associated First National produced a silent adaptation of the play, also entitled Lilies of the Field and starring Corinne Griffith, who co-starred with Conway Tearle under John Francis Dillon's direction (See Entry). The 1930 production was Griffith's first all dialogue film.
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 ...
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.
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