Pink Gods

Pink Gods is a 1922 American silent melodrama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Penrhyn Stanlaws and starred Bebe Daniels and Adolphe Menjou. The source for the film scenario was the short story Pink Gods and Blue Demons by Cynthia Stockley.^[1][2][3]

Pink Gods
Still of scene with James Kirkwood and Bebe Daniels
Directed by	Penrhyn Stanlaws
Written by	Cynthia Stockley (short story) J. E. Nash (adaptation) Sonya Levien (adaptation) Ewart Adamson (scenario)
Produced by	Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky
Starring	Bebe Daniels Adolphe Menjou
Cinematography	Paul Perry
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	September 24, 1922 (1922-09-24)
Running time	80 minutes; 8 reels (7,180 feet)
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The film was released the same day as Manslaughter in which Pink Gods cast members Raymond Hatton and Guy Oliver also appear.

Plot

Cast

• Bebe Daniels as Lorraine Temple
• James Kirkwood as John Quelch
• Anna Q. Nilsson as Lady Margot Cork
• Raymond Hatton as Jim Wingate
• Adolphe Menjou as Louis Barney
• Guy Oliver as Mark Escher
• George Cowl as Colonel Pat Temple
• Arthur Trimble as Dick Cork

Preservation

Pink Gods is currently considered a Lost Film.^[3] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.^[4]