Lying Lips (1921 film)
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Directed by | John Griffith Wray |
Written by | May Edginton (story) Bradley King |
Produced by | Thomas H. Ince |
Starring | House Peters Florence Vidor Joseph Kilgour |
Cinematography | Henry Sharp Charles J. Stumar |
Production company | Thomas H. Ince Corporation |
Distributed by | Associated Producers |
Release date | January 30, 1921 |
Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Lying Lips is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by John Griffith Wray and starring House Peters, Florence Vidor, and Joseph Kilgour. Produced by the independent producer Thomas H. Ince for the short-lived Associated Producers company, the film was a financial success, grossing $446,000 against a budget of $263,000.[1] It is based on a story by the British writer May Edginton.
Synopsis[]
An English aristocrat is engaged to be married, but before her wedding she visits Canada where she falls in love with a rancher. On her return to London she faces the difficult of reconciling her love against fears of hardship.
Cast[]
- House Peters as Blair Cornwall
- Florence Vidor as Nancy Abbott
- Joseph Kilgour as William Chase
- Margaret Livingston as Lelia Dodson
- Margaret Campbell as Mrs. Abbott
- as Mrs. Prospect
- as Horace Prospect
- Emmett King as John Warren
Preservation[]
A fragment of Lying Lips is held in the Ince collection.[2]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Taves, Brian. Thomas Ince: Hollywood's Independent Pioneer. University Press of Kentucky, 2012.
External links[]
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- Lying Lips at IMDb
Categories:
- 1921 films
- 1921 drama films
- English-language films
- American films
- American silent feature films
- American drama films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by John Griffith Wray
- Films set in London
- Films set in Canada
- Silent film stubs