Drama · United States of America · 1924 · 1h 30m

Lilies of the Field

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Director
John Francis Dillon
Cast
Corinne Griffith as Mildred Harker Conway Tearle as Louis Willing Alma Bennett as Doris Sylvia Breamer as Vera Myrtle Stedman as Mazie Crauford Kent as Walter Harker
Crew
James Van Trees — Director of Photography Arthur Tavares — Editor Marion Fairfax — Writer Adelaide Heilbron — Writer
Tagline

- they toil not, neither do they spin -

Synopsis

A young mother, Mildred, doesn't know that her husband Walter is cheating on her. One night she attends a party with a friend of her husband's, and the man gets drunk and begins groping her when they get home. Her husband sees this and uses it as an excuse to sue his wife for divorce. In the ensuing trial he wins, due to fraudulent evidence, and gets custody of the child. Complications ensue.

Mood & Themes
cheatinggold digger
Key Collaborators
John Francis Dillon Director James Van Trees Director of Photography Arthur Tavares Editor Marion Fairfax Writer Adelaide Heilbron Writer
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