Lying Lips (1921 film)

Lying Lips is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by John Griffith Wray and starring House Peters, Florence Vidor, and Joseph Kilgour. Produced by the independent producer Thomas H. Ince for the short-lived Associated Producers company, the film was a financial success, grossing $446,000 against a budget of $263,000.[1] It is based on a story by the British writer May Edginton.

Lying Lips
Directed byJohn Griffith Wray
Written byMay Edginton (story)
Bradley King
Produced byThomas H. Ince
StarringHouse Peters
Florence Vidor
Joseph Kilgour
CinematographyHenry Sharp
Charles J. Stumar
Production
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Thomas H. Ince Corporation
Distributed byAssociated Producers
Release date
  • January 30, 1921 (1921-01-30)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

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An English aristocrat, Nancy Abbott, is engaged to be married to William Chase, but before her wedding she visits Canada where she falls in love with Blair Cornwall, a rancher. On her return to London, she faces the difficulty of reconciling her love against fears of hardship.

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Preservation

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A fragment of Lying Lips is held in the Ince collection.[2]

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Bibliography

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  • Taves, Brian. Thomas Ince: Hollywood's Independent Pioneer. University Press of Kentucky, 2012.
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