Her Gilded Cage

Her Gilded Cage is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gloria Swanson. The film was based on the play The Love Dreams by Elmer Harris and Anne Nichols.^[1][2]

Her Gilded Cage
Film poster
Directed by	Sam Wood
Written by	Percy Heath
Based on	The Love Dreams by Elmer Harris and Anne Nichols
Starring	Gloria Swanson
Cinematography	Alfred Gilks
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	April 5, 1922 (1922-04-05)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] in order to support her crippled sister Jacqueline and possibly finance a cure, Suzanne Ornoff accepts a position as a cabaret dancer. An American traveling in Paris falls in love with her, but when he learns of her profession, he will have nothing to do with her. Broken hearted, she goes to the United States where she meets his brother, and the brother falls in love with her, too. Although he is warned that the young woman is not worthy, he disregards his brother's warning, and continues his romance with her. When it is discovered that Suzanne is doing all of this for her sister, the objections are overcome and it ends happily for all persons concerned.

Cast

• Gloria Swanson as Suzanne Ornoff
• David Powell as Arnold Pell
• Harrison Ford as Lawrence Pell
• Anne Cornwall as Jacqueline Ornoff
• Walter Hiers as Bud Walton
• Charles A. Stevenson as Gaston Petitfils

Preservation

With no prints of Her Gilded Cage located in any film archives,^[4] it is a lost film.