The Glorious Lady (1919)
Drama | October 1919
Cast:
Olive Thomas, Matt Moore, Evelyn Brent [ More ]Director:
George IrvingWriters:
George M. Arthur, Edmund GouldingProduction Company:
Selznick Pictures Corp.Principal photography was underway by 19 July 1919, as indicated by that day’s issue of Motion Picture News, which reported that the company had transported a herd of camels and their keepers from Bridgeport, CT, to the Long Island, NY, community of Roslyn. Also appearing in the scene were numerous background actors costumed as Arabs. The film was referred to by its working title, Duty and the Woman, Olive Thomas’s third starring vehicle for Selznick Pictures Corp. Eight weeks later, the 6 September 1919 Exhibitors Herald and Motography announced the official title as The Glorious Lady. The 1920 and 1921 editions of Motion Picture News Studio Directory listed Louis J. O’Connor and Lorraine Harding as additional cast members.
The Glorious Lady was released in October 1919, followed by a 3 November 1919 opening at Loew’s New York Theatre in New York City. On 6 December 1919, Exhibitors Herald stated that an “Olive Thomas beauty contest” was held in Baltimore, MD, sponsored by Selznick Pictures, columnist Norman Clark of the Baltimore News, and Bernard Depkin, Jr., manager of the Parkway Theatre. The winner, Victoria R. Groom, reportedly bore a striking resemblance to Olive Thomas and would likely be offered a “trial role” in an upcoming Selznick production in Fort Lee, NJ.
Items in the 15 December 1919 Motion Picture Times and the 2 January 1920 Variety stated that a song named after the film and dedicated to Olive Thomas was to be published by Irving Berlin, Inc. The composers were not identified. ...
Principal photography was underway by 19 July 1919, as indicated by that day’s issue of Motion Picture News, which reported that the company had transported a herd of camels and their keepers from Bridgeport, CT, to the Long Island, NY, community of Roslyn. Also appearing in the scene were numerous background actors costumed as Arabs. The film was referred to by its working title, Duty and the Woman, Olive Thomas’s third starring vehicle for Selznick Pictures Corp. Eight weeks later, the 6 September 1919 Exhibitors Herald and Motography announced the official title as The Glorious Lady. The 1920 and 1921 editions of Motion Picture News Studio Directory listed Louis J. O’Connor and Lorraine Harding as additional cast members.
The Glorious Lady was released in October 1919, followed by a 3 November 1919 opening at Loew’s New York Theatre in New York City. On 6 December 1919, Exhibitors Herald stated that an “Olive Thomas beauty contest” was held in Baltimore, MD, sponsored by Selznick Pictures, columnist Norman Clark of the Baltimore News, and Bernard Depkin, Jr., manager of the Parkway Theatre. The winner, Victoria R. Groom, reportedly bore a striking resemblance to Olive Thomas and would likely be offered a “trial role” in an upcoming Selznick production in Fort Lee, NJ.
Items in the 15 December 1919 Motion Picture Times and the 2 January 1920 Variety stated that a song named after the film and dedicated to Olive Thomas was to be published by Irving Berlin, Inc. The composers were not identified.
A short-story adaptation of the scenario appeared in the November 1919 Motion Picture.
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is extant.
In England, during a "point-to-point" horse race between commoners and aristocrats, the Duke of Loame is thrown from his horse and saved by Ivis Benson, a tenant farmer's daughter who was in the lead. The duke visits Ivis while she recovers from her injuries and they soon fall in love, much to the dismay of his mother and the bride she chose for him, Lady Eileen. After the duke and Ivis marry, the Dowager Duchess instructs Lady Eileen's brother, Dr. Neuman, to inform the duke that Ivis's injuries prevent her from bearing him an heir. Ivis overhears, and for the duke’s sake, attempts to alienate his affections. She feigns drunkenness in public to disgrace him, and when this fails, she simply leaves. However, a maid tells the duke of the scheme, and after he and Ivis are reunited, she gives birth to a ...
In England, during a "point-to-point" horse race between commoners and aristocrats, the Duke of Loame is thrown from his horse and saved by Ivis Benson, a tenant farmer's daughter who was in the lead. The duke visits Ivis while she recovers from her injuries and they soon fall in love, much to the dismay of his mother and the bride she chose for him, Lady Eileen. After the duke and Ivis marry, the Dowager Duchess instructs Lady Eileen's brother, Dr. Neuman, to inform the duke that Ivis's injuries prevent her from bearing him an heir. Ivis overhears, and for the duke’s sake, attempts to alienate his affections. She feigns drunkenness in public to disgrace him, and when this fails, she simply leaves. However, a maid tells the duke of the scheme, and after he and Ivis are reunited, she gives birth to a son.
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