''The Girl of Gold'' is a 1925 American silent

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directed by John Ince and starring

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. It was released by

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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 collectionThe 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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