Her Gilded Cage

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Her Gilded Cage
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Film poster
Directed by Sam Wood
Written by Percy Heath
Based onThe Love Dreams
by Elmer Harris and Anne Nichols
Starring Gloria Swanson
CinematographyAlfred Gilks
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • April 5, 1922 (1922-04-05)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Her Gilded Cage is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gloria Swanson. The film was based on the play The Love Dreams by Elmer Harris and Anne Nichols. [1] [2]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] in order to support her crippled sister Jacqueline and possibly finance a cure, Suzanne Ornoff accepts a position as a cabaret dancer. An American traveling in Paris falls in love with her, but when he learns of her profession, he will have nothing to do with her. Broken hearted, she goes to the United States were she meets his brother, and the brother falls in love with her, too. Although he is warned that the young woman is not worthy, he disregards his brother's warning, and continues his romance with her. When it is discovered that Suzanne is doing all of this for her sister, the objections are overcome and it ends happily for all persons concerned.

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Preservation

With no prints of Her Gilded Cage located in any film archives, [4] it is a lost film.

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References

  1. "Progressive Silent Film List: Her Gilded Cage". silentera.com. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Her Gilded Cage
  3. "Tried and Proven Pictures: Her Gilded Cage". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 38. March 8, 1924. Retrieved September 23, 2022.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Her Gilded Cage