''The Girl of Gold'' is a 1925 American
silent melodrama film
A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or exces ...
directed by
John Ince and starring
Florence Vidor
Florence Vidor (née Cobb, later Arto; July 23, 1895 – November 3, 1977) was an American silent film actress.
Early life
Vidor was born in Houston on July 23, 1895, to John and Ida Cobb. Her parents had married in Houston on March 3, 1894, bu ...
. It was released by
Producers Distributing Corporation
Producers Distributing Corporation was a short-lived Hollywood film distribution company, organized in 1924 and dissolved in March 1927. In its brief heyday, film director Cecil B. DeMille was its primary shareholder and major talent.
Corporat ...
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Plot
As described in a film magazine review, 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
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. 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.
Cast
Preservation
A copy of ''The Girl of Gold'' is preserved in a private collection
The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''The Girl of Gold''
/ref> and it has been released on dvd.
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1925 ad
1925 films
American silent feature films
Films directed by John Ince
Producers Distributing Corporation films
American black-and-white films
Silent American drama films
1925 drama films
Melodrama films
1920s American films
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