Lydia Gilmore

Lydia Gilmore is a 1915 American drama silent film directed by Hugh Ford and Edwin S. Porter and written by Hugh Ford and Henry Arthur Jones. The film stars Pauline Frederick, Vincent Serrano, Thomas Holding, Robert Cain, Helen Lutrell and Jack Curtis. The film was released on December 26, 1915, by Paramount Pictures.^[1][2]

Lydia Gilmore
Directed by	Hugh Ford Edwin S. Porter
Screenplay by	Hugh Ford Henry Arthur Jones
Produced by	Daniel Frohman
Starring	Pauline Frederick Vincent Serrano Thomas Holding Robert Cain Helen Lutrell Jack Curtis
Production company	Famous Players Film Company
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 26, 1915 (1915-12-26)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Cast

• Pauline Frederick as Lydia Gilmore
• Vincent Serrano as Dr. Gilmore
• Thomas Holding as Ralph Benham
• Robert Cain as Mr. Stracey
• Helen Lutrell as Mrs. Stracey
• Jack Curtis as Master Ned Gilmore
• M.W. Rale as Detective

Reception

George Blaisdell of The Moving Picture World called the film a "splendid type of finished photoplay" and wrote that the "steady interest of the story itself is enhanced by the work of the cast as well as of the directors."^[3] Thomas C. Kennedy of Motography wrote that Porter and Ford "have procured the maximum of dramatic effect out of fine material." He opined that the "dramatic situations are not forced and are arrived at convincingly" and praised the setting and the cinematography.^[4] William Ressman Andrews of Motion Picture News praised Frederick's performance and the cinematography.^[5]

See also

• Edwin S. Porter filmography