''Lilies of the Field'' is a 1924 American silent

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directed by John Francis Dillon, produced by and starring actress

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, and distributed by Associated First National Pictures. It is based on a 1921 play, ''Lilies of the Field'', by William J. Hurlbut. The film was remade by Griffith again as an early

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in 1930.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, neglected by her pleasure-loving husband, Mildred Harker attends a ball and becomes compromised by an admirer. Walter Harker divorces her and obtains custody of their baby. Mildred, employed as a model, refuses the offer of Louis Willing to occupy an apartment at his expence and to become his mistress. Willing, who really is in love with her, becomes convinced of Mildred's worthiness. They marry and she regains custody of her child.

Cast

Preservation

With no copies of ''Lilies of the Field'' located in any film archives, it is a

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. A trailer to this film exists at the

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.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' railer onlyp. 104, c.1978 The American Film Institute

References

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