Lydia Gilmore
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Directed by | Hugh Ford Edwin S. Porter |
Screenplay by | Hugh Ford Henry Arthur Jones |
Produced by | Daniel Frohman |
Starring | Pauline Frederick Vincent Serrano Thomas Holding Robert Cain Helen Lutrell Jack Curtis |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Lydia Gilmore is a 1915 American drama silent film directed by Hugh Ford and Edwin S. Porter and written by Hugh Ford and Henry Arthur Jones. The film stars Pauline Frederick, Vincent Serrano, Thomas Holding, Robert Cain, Helen Lutrell and Jack Curtis. The film was released on December 26, 1915, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
Plot
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Cast
[edit]- Pauline Frederick as Lydia Gilmore
- Vincent Serrano as Dr. Gilmore
- Thomas Holding as Ralph Benham
- Robert Cain as Mr. Stracey
- Helen Lutrell as Mrs. Stracey
- Jack Curtis as Master Ned Gilmore
- M.W. Rale as Detective
Reception
[edit]George Blaisdell of The Moving Picture World called the film a "splendid type of finished photoplay" and wrote that the "steady interest of the story itself is enhanced by the work of the cast as well as of the directors."[3] Thomas C. Kennedy of Motography wrote that Porter and Ford "have procured the maximum of dramatic effect out of fine material." He opined that the "dramatic situations are not forced and are arrived at convincingly" and praised the setting and the cinematography.[4] William Ressman Andrews of Motion Picture News praised Frederick's performance and the cinematography.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Lydia Gilmore". AFI. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
- ^ "Lydia Gilmore (1915) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
- ^ Blaisdell, George (January 1, 1916). ""Lydia Gilmore"". The Moving Picture World. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
- ^ Kennedy, Thomas C. (January 1916). ""Lydia Gilmore"". Motography. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
- ^ Andrews, William Ressman (January 1916). ""LYDIA GILMORE"". Motion Picture News. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
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