Lilies of the Streets

Lilies of the Streets is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Levering and starring Virginia Lee Corbin, Wheeler Oakman, and Johnnie Walker.[1][2]

Lilies of the Streets
Film still
Directed byJoseph Levering
Written byHarry Chandlee
Elizabeth J. Monroe
Produced byMary E. Hamilton
StarringVirginia Lee Corbin
Wheeler Oakman
Johnnie Walker
CinematographyMurphy Darling
Charles J. Davis
Edward Paul
Production
company
Belban Productions
Distributed byFilm Booking Offices of America
Release date
  • May 3, 1925 (1925-05-03)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[3] Judith Lee is a young woman of indulgent parents and is allowed to have her own way. After she is dishonored by a blackmailer, and her mother is on the verge of compromise, the blackmailer is murdered by one of his victims. Judith Lee, believing her mother is guilty, assumes the blame and is about to be convicted when her fiancé, a lawyer, obtains the confession of the real assassin.

Cast

  • Virginia Lee Corbin as Judith Lee
  • Wheeler Oakman as Frank Delmore
  • Peggy Kelly as Nita Moore
  • Johnnie Walker as John Harding
  • Irma Harrison as Margy Hopkins
  • Mary E. Hamilton as Mrs. Hamilton (herself)
  • Elizabeth J. Monroe as Self (assistant to Mrs. Hamilton)

References

  1. Munden p. 437
  2. Progressive Silent Film List: Lilies of the Streets at silentera.com
  3. "New Pictures: Lilies of the Streets", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (07): 72, 9 May 1925, retrieved 7 February 2022 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.


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