Lying Lips (1921 film)

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Lying Lips
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Directed by John Griffith Wray
Written by May Edginton (story)
Bradley King
Produced by Thomas H. Ince
Starring House Peters
Florence Vidor
Joseph Kilgour
Cinematography Henry Sharp
Charles J. Stumar
Production
company
Thomas H. Ince Corporation
Distributed by Associated Producers
Release date
  • January 30, 1921 (1921-01-30)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Lying Lips is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by John Griffith Wray and starring House Peters, Florence Vidor, and Joseph Kilgour. Produced by the independent producer Thomas H. Ince for the short-lived Associated Producers company, the film was a financial success, grossing $446,000 against a budget of $263,000. [1] It is based on a story by the British writer May Edginton.

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Plot

An English aristocrat, Nancy Abbott, is engaged to be married to William Chase, but before her wedding she visits Canada where she falls in love with Blair Cornwall, a rancher. On her return to London, she faces the difficulty of reconciling her love against fears of hardship.

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Preservation

A fragment of Lying Lips is held in the Ince collection. [2]

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