The Loves of Letty

The Loves of Letty
Lobby card for the film
Directed by	Frank Lloyd
Written by	J. E. Nash (scenario)
Based on	Letty by Arthur Wing Pinero
Starring	Pauline Frederick
Cinematography	Edward Gheller
Distributed by	Goldwyn Pictures
Release date	December 7, 1919 (1919-12-07)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Loves of Letty is a 1919 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Samuel Goldwyn and directed by Frank Lloyd. Based on the play Letty by Arthur Wing Pinero, the film features Pauline Frederick in the title role. ^[1] It was originally considered a lost film, but a print with some deterioration has reportedly been found in a European collection. ^[2]

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Cast

• Pauline Frederick as Letty Shell
• John Bowers as Richard Perry
• Lawson Butt as Neville Letchmore
• Willard Louis as Bernard Mandeville
• Florence Deshon as Marion Allardyce
• Lela Bliss as Hilda Gunning (credited as Leila Bliss)
• Leota Lorraine as Florence Crosby
• Sidney Ainsworth as Ivor Crosby
• Harland Tucker as Coppy Drake
• Joan Standing as Slavey

Preservation

Reportedly a tinted print has been discovered in a European collection (?Joop van Liempd/Netherlands) with deterioration with further information on the Greta de Groat website. It is not listed as being in any holdings on the Library of Congress/FIAF website. ^[3]

References

1. Langman, Larry (1998). American Film Cycles: The Silent Era. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 156. ISBN   0-313-30657-5.
2. "The Loves of Letty (1919)". Greta de Groat, Electronic Media Cataloger at Stanford University Libraries. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:The Loves of Letty

External links

• The Loves of Letty at IMDb