The Gilded Lily (1935 film)

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The Gilded Lily
Directed by	Wesley Ruggles
Written by	Claude Binyon Story: Melville Baker Jack Kirkland
Produced by	Albert Lewis
Starring	Claudette Colbert Fred MacMurray Ray Milland C. Aubrey Smith
Cinematography	Victor Milner
Edited by	Otho Lovering
Music by	Sigmund Krumgold Heinz Roemheld Tom Satterfield
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Release date	January 25, 1935
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Gilded Lily is a 1935 film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Wesley Ruggles, and starring Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Ray Milland and C. Aubrey Smith. The film reached #5 in Best English Language Films, National Board of Review Awards 1935.

Plot

New York stenographer Marilyn David (Colbert) has become good friends with Peter Dawes (MacMurray), a newspaper reporter who takes the same subway as she does each morning. Peter is crazy about Marilyn, but she meets and has her eye on wealthy Englishman Charles Gray (Milland), and they fall in love. Charles is the son of Lloyd Granville (Smith), a titled British nobleman, which means Charles is rich, good looking, and minor royalty, tipping the scales in his favour. Charles proposes marriage to Marilyn, but after a sudden argument, she turns him down. Charles leaves town and Marilyn discovers he is a duke's son and already engaged.

Marilyn confides in Peter, her platonic friend, who is ecstatic at this bit of news and publicizes her as the 'No Girl', the working girl who refused a chance to marry into monied nobility. So Marilyn is suddenly famous, and she cashes in on her sudden and unwelcome notoriety by becoming a cafe entertainer. In an unexpected way, she succeeds. Marilyn's fame causes Charles to take a second look at her; he asks her to reconsider, but Marilyn wonders if she might be better off with Peter after all. But can she decide between her two loves?

The Gilded Lily was the first co-starring vehicle for Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray, who would go on to make seven movies together.

Cast

• Claudette Colbert as Marilyn David
• Fred MacMurray as Peter Dawes
• Ray Milland as Charles Gray (Lord Granton)
• C. Aubrey Smith as Lloyd Granton, Duke of Loamshire
• Luis Alberni as Nate Porcopolis
• Eddie Craven as Eddie, Photographer
• Donald Meek as Hankerson
• Charles Irwin as Oscar, Orchestra Leader
• Forrester Harvey as Hugo/Innkeeper
• Grace Bradley as Daisy
• Claude King as Boat Captain
• Charles C. Wilson as Managing Editor
• Edward Gargan as Subway Guard
• Pat Somerset as Man in London Club
• Georgie Billings as Guard's Son (as George Billings)
• Tom Dugan as Bum on Park Bench
• Warren Hymer as Taxi Driver
• Eddie Borden as Photographer

Quotes

• Peter Dawes: But popcorn - ah, popcorn was made for watching the world go by. Look. I stick my hand in the bag without taking my eyes off the street. I throw some popcorn in my craw. I chew...and I'm still looking. That's what I call class.
• Marilyn David: Sure. Peanut eaters don't know how to live.

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• Marilyn David: Pete, you're a smart fellow. What do poor little working girls usually do next?
• Peter Dawes: Well, they usually drown themselves, one way or the other.
• Marilyn David: I'll take the other.

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• Marilyn David: I'm just a freak!

Filming locations

• Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California

External links

• The Gilded Lily at the TCM Movie Database
• The Gilded Lily at IMDb
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