Gilded Lies

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Gilded Lies (1921)

Directed by William P.S. Earle

“Now- he was going to horsewhip the man whose gilded lies had robbed him of his treasure.”

Drama · 50m

When Keene McComb, a young explorer on an expedition to the North Pole, is given up for lost, his fiancée, Hester Thorpe, is coerced by an ambitious aunt into marrying Martin Ward, a man of reputed wealth. McComb survives, however, and returns to New York a few hours after the marriage. Later, Hester seeks his protection when Ward strikes her because of her refusal to ask McComb for money, and when it appears that Ward has committed suicide she and McComb are married. Ward is still alive, however, but he meets his death on a rocky precipice.

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Cast

Eugene O'Brien Keene McComb Martha Mansfield Hester Thorpe Frank Whitson Martin Ward George Stewart Andrew Scott Arthur Donaldson Major Burns

Crew

Director
William P.S. Earle
Writer
John Lynch, R. Cecil Smith, Ella Stuart Carson

Details

Release date
1921-03-04
Runtime
50m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Countries
United States of America
Production
Selznick Pictures