Ladies Must Live (1921 film) explained

Ladies Must Live
Director:	George Loane Tucker
Starring:	Betty Compson Mahlon Hamilton Leatrice Joy John Gilbert
Cinematography:	Ernest Palmer Phil Rosen
Studio:	Famous Players–Lasky / Mayflower Pictures
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	80 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

Ladies Must Live is a 1921 American silent societal drama film directed by George Loane Tucker and released by Paramount Pictures. It was the last directorial effort of George Loane Tucker and was released four months after his death. Betty Compson stars along with Leatrice Joy, John Gilbert and Mahlon Hamilton.^[1] It was one of the few instances where future husband and wife Joy and Gilbert appeared in the same film.

Cast

• Robert Ellis as Anthony Mulvain
• Mahlon Hamilton as Ralph Lincourt
• Betty Compson as Christine Bleeker
• Leatrice Joy as Barbara
• Hardee Kirkland as William Hollins
• Gibson Gowland as Michael Le Prim
• John Gilbert as The Gardener
• Cleo Madison as Mrs. Lincourt
• Snitz Edwards as Edward Barron
• Lucille Hutton as Nell Martin
• Lule Warrenton as Nora Flanagan
• William V. Mong as Max Bleeker
• Jack McDonald as The Butler
• Marcia Manon as Nancy
• Arnold Gray as Ned Klegg (credited as Arnold Gregg)
• Dorothy Cumming (uncredited)
• Richard Arlen (uncredited)

Preservation

With no prints of Ladies Must Live located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.^{[2] [3] [4]} The Library of Congress Catalog of Holdings lists only the 1940 Warner Brothers film of the same title.^[5]

See also

• Betty Compson filmography

External links

• • • Lantern slide; with George Loane Tucker likeness (Wayback Machine)

Notes and References

1. Book: Golden, Eve . John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars. 2013. University Press of Kentucky. 978-0-813-14162-6. 303.
2. https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.6729/ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Ladies Must Live
3. http://www.silentera.com/lost/ Presumed Lost
4. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/L/LadiesMustLive1921.html Progressive Silent Film List: Ladies Must Live
5. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p.99 c.1978 The American Film Institute