The Gilded Butterfly

The Gilded Butterfly is a lost 1926 American silent drama film directed by John Griffith Wray and starring Alma Rubens, Bert Lytell, and Huntley Gordon.^[1]

The Gilded Butterfly
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Directed by	John Griffith Wray
Written by	Evelyn Campbell Bradley King
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Alma Rubens Bert Lytell Huntley Gordon
Cinematography	Frank B. Good
Production company	Fox Film Corp.
Distributed by	Fox Film Corp.
Release date	January 3, 1926 (1926-01-03)
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[2] Linda Haverhill is left penniless after the death of her father, who was esteemed but lived by his wits and was a sponger par excellence. She is advanced money by John Converse, who desires her despite her social butterfly tendencies. Attempting to maintain her place in society, she travels abroad but soon goes broke. On the way, Linda falls in love with Captain Brian Anestry of the United States Army, who arouses John's suspicions. In an attempt to obtain the insurance money, Linda burns her gowns and is arrested. Enroute to prison and while accompanied by a detective, their taxi is wrecked when it collides with a patrol wagon. The detective, fatally injured, identifies a different dead woman as his prisoner, allowing Linda to escape. John turns out not to be so villainous after all and relents, allowing Brian and Linda to be united.

Cast

• Alma Rubens as Linda Haverhill
• Bert Lytell as Brian Anestry
• Huntley Gordon as John Converse
• Frank Keenan as Jim Haverhill
• Herbert Rawlinson as Courtney Roth
• Vera Lewis as Mrs. Ralston
• Arthur Hoyt as Mr. Ralston
• Carolynne Snowden as Maid

Preservation

With no prints of The Gilded Butterfly located in any film archives,^[3] it is a lost film.