| Ladies Must Live | |
|---|---|
_-_1.jpg) Still with Betty Compson (Screenland, January 1922) | |
| Directed by | George Loane Tucker |
| Written by | George Loane Tucker (adaptation) |
| Based on | |
| Starring | Betty Compson Mahlon Hamilton Leatrice Joy John Gilbert |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer Phil Rosen |
Production company | Famous Players–Lasky / Mayflower Pictures |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 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.[1] 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.[2] It was one of the few instances where future husband and wife Joy and Gilbert appeared in the same film.
Plot
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
Ladies Must Live is currently presumed lost.[4][5][6] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[7]
The Library of Congress Catalog of Holdings lists only the 1940 Warner Brothers film of the same title.[8]
See also
References
- "AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Ladies Must Live". afi.com. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
- Golden, Eve (2013). John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars. University Press of Kentucky. p. 303. ISBN 978-0-813-14162-6.
- "Daily Illini" (webpage). Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections. January 18, 1922. p. 7. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Ladies Must Live". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
- Presumed Lost at silentera.com
- Progressive Silent Film List: Ladies Must Live at silentera.com
- "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
- 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
External links
- Ladies Must Live at IMDb
- Lantern slide; with George Loane Tucker likeness (Wayback Machine)