The Girl of Gold

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The Girl of Gold
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Directed by John Ince
Written by Eve Unsell
Kate Corbaley (adaptation)
Based on"The Girl of Gold"
by Cleveland Moffatt and Anna Chapin
Produced byRegal Pictures
Starring Florence Vidor
Cinematography James Diamond
Edited byClaude Berkeley
Distributed by Producers Distributing Corporation
Release date
  • February 16, 1925 (1925-02-16)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Girl of Gold is a 1925 American silent melodrama film directed by John Ince and starring Florence Vidor. It was released by Producers Distributing Corporation. [1] [2]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] Helen Marrimore, daughter of a wealthy mine owner, is dubbed “The girl of gold” by society, and snubbed by them. She attends a house party under an assumed name, and she meets Schuyler Livingstone, and sister Ada, shorn of their wealth in Wall Street. Her father meets Schuyler through a motor accident and he decides his daughter shall marry Schuyler. He consents for his sister’s sake. At a spectacular ball she gives in the mine, Schuyler and Helen are caught in a cave-in. She learns the truth about her father’s bargain. They are then rescued.

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Preservation

A copy of The Girl of Gold is preserved in a private collection [4] and it has been released on dvd.

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References

  1. Progressive Silent Film List: The Girl of Gold at silentera.com
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: The Girl of Gold
  3. "New Pictures: The Girl of Gold", Exhibitors Herald, 20 (13): 53, March 21, 1925, retrieved December 19, 2021
  4. The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Girl of Gold