

Ladies Must Live
1921 Directed by George Loane TuckerSchooled by her wealthy brother-in-law William Hollins, Christine Bleeker plans to marry Ralph Lincourt when he is divorced. He, however, is equally pursued by Nancy Barron, whom Christine dislikes. Ned Klegg loves social secretary Barbara, and resents the attention paid her by Barron, Nancy's elderly husband. Nell Martin, a servant in the Hollins home, is in love with the gardener but is persecuted by the butler. Aviator Mulvain and his mechanic Le Prim arrive, and Le Prim absconds with Nancy in an auto, pursued by Mulvain and Christine, who force him to release her. Christine announces her engagement to Mulvain, who declares he is a poor man. In the resulting commotion, it transpires that Nell, threatened with exposure, has drowned herself. The shock brings a change of emotion: Barbara rejects Barron and accepts Klegg, and Christine accepts Mulvain, content to share his poverty. Considered a lost film.

Robert Ellis
....................................................Anthony Mulvain

Mahlon Hamilton
....................................................Ralph Lincourt

Betty Compson
....................................................Christine Bleeker

Leatrice Joy
....................................................Barbara

Hardee Kirkland
....................................................William Hollins

Gibson Gowland
....................................................Michael Le Prim

John Gilbert
....................................................The Gardener
Director
...........................................................George Loane Tucker
Writer
...........................................................George Loane Tucker
Novel
...........................................................Alice Duer Miller
Director of Photography
...........................................................Phil Rosen
Ernest Palmer
Production Companies
...................................................Mayflower Photoplay Company
Production Countries
........................................................United States of America
Spoken Languages
....................................................No Language
Genres
....................................................Drama
Romance
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