The Gilded Lily

The Gilded Lily is a surviving 1921 American silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by Clara Beranger and Tom McNamara. The film stars Mae Murray, Lowell Sherman, Jason Robards, Sr., Charles K. Gerrard, and Leonora von Ottinger. The film was released on March 6, 1921, by Paramount Pictures. Plot A young man from the country goes to a big city where he falls in love with a showgirl. She then decides to give up her profession to become a housewife, and he decides to leave her. Cast Mae Murray as Lillian Drake Lowell Sherman as Creighton Howard Jason Robards, Sr. as Frank Thompson Charles K. Gerrard as John Stewart Leonora von Ottinger as Mrs. Thompson Production The opening scene with Mae Murray wearing a gold tinsel cloth costume in front of a deep blue background was shot using the Prizma color system.