''Ladies Must Live'' is a 1921 American silent societal drama film directed by George Loane Tucker and released by Paramount Pictures. It was the last directorial effort of George Loane Tucker and was released four months after his death. Betty Compson stars along with

Leatrice Joy Leatrice Joy (born Leatrice Johanna Zeidler; November 7, 1893 – May 13, 1985) was an American actress most prolific during the silent film era. Early life Joy was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to dentist Edward Joseph Zeidler, who was o ...

, John Gilbert and Mahlon Hamilton. It was one of the few instances where future husband and wife Joy and Gilbert appeared in the same film. LadiesMustLive1922

It has been considered a

lost film A lost film is a feature Feature may refer to: Computing * Feature (CAD), could be a hole, pocket, or notch * Feature (computer vision), could be an edge, corner or blob * Feature (software design) is an intentional distinguishing char ...

for decades. The Library of Congress Catalog/ofHoldings lists only the 1940 Warner Brothers film of the same title. nly 1940 Warner Bros. film'Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', (<-book title) p.99 c.1978 The American Film Institute

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* Robert Ellis as Anthony Mulvain * Mahlon Hamilton as Ralph Lincourt * Betty Compson as Christine Bleeker *

as Barbara *

Hardee Kirkland Hardee Kirkland (May 23, 1868 – February 18, 1929) was an American film actor and director of the silent era who appeared on stage. Kirkland was born in Savannah, Georgia, the son of former Confederate Brigadier General William Whedbee K ...

as William Hollins * Gibson Gowland as Michael Le Prim * John Gilbert as The Gardener * Cleo Madison as Mrs. Lincourt *

Snitz Edwards Snitz Edwards (born Edward Neumann, 1 January 1868 – 1 May 1937) was a stage and character actor of the early years of the silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialog ...

as Edward Barron * Lucille Hutton as Nell Martin * Lule Warrenton as Nora Flanagan *

William V. Mong William V. Mong (June 25, 1875 – December 10, 1940) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director. He appeared in almost 200 films between 1910 and 1939. His directing (1911–1918) and screenwriting (1911–1922) were mostly for ...

as Max Bleeker * Jack McDonald as The Butler * Marcia Manon as Nancy * Arnold Gray as Ned Klegg (credited as Arnold Gregg) *

Dorothy Cumming Dorothy Greville Cumming (12 April 1894 – 10 December 1983) was an actress of the silent film era. She appeared in 39 American, English, and Australian films between 1915 and 1929, notably appearing as the Virgin Mary in Cecil B. DeMille' ...

(uncredited) *

Richard Arlen Richard Arlen (born Sylvanus Richard Mattimore, September 1, 1899 – March 28, 1976) was an American actor of film and television. Biography Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Arlen attended the University of Pennsylvania. He served in Canada as a ...

(uncredited)

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Lantern slide; with George Loane Tucker likeness
(Wayback Machine) 1921 films 1921 romantic drama films American romantic drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Famous Players-Lasky films Films based on American novels Films directed by George Loane Tucker 1920s rediscovered films Paramount Pictures films Films based on works by Alice Duer Miller Rediscovered American films 1920s American films Silent romantic drama films Silent American drama films {{silent-romantic-drama-film-stub

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