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Lilies of the Field
Lilies of the Field

Lilies of the Field

All -- Talking -- Singing

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DramaRomance

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Mildred Harker loses custody of her child in a messy divorce settlement. Leaving her hometown in disgrace, Mildred heads to New York, where after a crash course in the school of hard knocks she joins the chorus of a Ziegfeld-like musical revue. Now a full-fledged gold-digger, she enjoys the favors of backstage johnnies and elderly sugar daddies, but finally finds true love in the form of Park Avenue socialite Ted Willing.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

60 mins

Rating

3.5/10

Release Date

05 January 1930

Country

United States of America

Cast

Corinne Griffith

Corinne Griffith

Mildred Harker

Ralph Forbes

Ralph Forbes

Ted Willing

John Loder

John Loder

Walter Harker

Eve Southern

Eve Southern

Pink

Jean Laverty

Jean Laverty

Gertie

Tyler Brooke

Tyler Brooke

Bert Miller

Freeman Wood

Freeman Wood

Lewis Conroy

Anne Schaefer

Anne Schaefer

First Maid

Clarissa Selwynne

Clarissa Selwynne

Second Maid

Patsy Page

Patsy Page

Baby

George Beranger

George Beranger

Barber

Douglas Gerrard

Douglas Gerrard

Headwaiter

Rita La Roy

Rita La Roy

Florette

Betty Boyd

Betty Boyd

Joyce

May Boley

May Boley

Maizie

Virginia Bruce

Virginia Bruce

Doris

Charles Hill Mailes

Charles Hill Mailes

Judge

Raymond Largay

Raymond Largay

Walter Harker's Lawyer

Joseph E. Bernard

Joseph E. Bernard

Mildred Hawker's Lawyer

Tenen Holtz

Tenen Holtz

Paymaster

Wilfred Noy

Wilfred Noy

Butler

Alice Moe

Alice Moe

Third Maid

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