She Loves and Lies
She Loves and Lies is a 1920 American silent comedy drama film directed by Chester Withey and starring Norma Talmadge, Conway Tearle, and Octavia Broske.[1]
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| Directed by | Chester Withey |
| Produced by | Joseph Schenck |
| Written by | Grant Cooper Chester Withey |
| Based on | short story, She Loves and Lies, by Wilkie Collins writing in Romantic Tales c.1885 |
| Starring | Norma Talmadge Conway Tearle |
| Cinematography | David Abel |
Production company | Norma Talmadge Film Corporation |
| Distributed by | Select Pictures |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
An incomplete surviving print is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.[2][3]
The film had the working title Two Women.
Plot
As described in a film magazine,[4] Marie Callender (Talmadge) becomes engaged to a wealthy Lothario, but regrets it after Ernest Lismore (Tearle), who is in financial difficulties, rescues her from a burning building. She breaks the engagement but is left the wealthy man's fortune. Learning of Ernest's predicament, she poses as an elderly woman and proposes that Ernest marry her to save himself from financial ruin. He agrees, and after their marriage Marie poses as a painter in the bohemian quarter of the city to see if Ernest will love her. After several difficulties Marie removes her wig and Ernest happily discovers that she is the painter who won his heart.
Cast
- Norma Talmadge as Marie Callender / Marie Max / June Dayne
- Conway Tearle as Ernest Lismore
- Octavia Broske as Polly Poplar
- Phillips Tead as Bob Brummel
- Ida Darling as Carrie Chisholm
- John T. Dillon (minor role)
- Eva Gordon (minor role)
References
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: She Loves and Lies
- Progressive Silent Film List: She Loves and Lies at silentera.com
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: She Loves and Lies
- "Reviews: She Loves and Lies". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 10 (18): 72. May 1, 1920.
