Ladies Must Live (1921 film)

Ladies Must Live is a 1921 American silent societal drama film directed by George Loane Tucker and released by Paramount Pictures. 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.^[1] It was one of the few instances where future husband and wife Joy and Gilbert appeared in the same film.

1922 advertisement^[2]

Ladies Must Live
Still with Betty Compson (Screenland, January 1922)
Directed by	George Loane Tucker
Written by	George Loane Tucker (adaptation)
Based on	Ladies Must Live by Alice Duer Miller
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	October 30, 1921 (1921-10-30) (United States)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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

With no prints of Ladies Must Live located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.^[3][4][5] The Library of Congress Catalog of Holdings lists only the 1940 Warner Brothers film of the same title.^[6]

See also

• Betty Compson filmography