Lilies of the Field (1930 film)

Lilies of the Field is a 1930 American PreCode drama film directed by Alexander Korda, and starring Corinne Griffith, Ralph Forbes, and John Loder. It was a remake of the silent 1924 film Lilies of the Field, in which Griffith had played the same role. Both films were based on a 1921 play of the same name by William J. Hurlbut. Lilies of the Field was Griffiths first alldialogue film. The film is not related in any way to the 1963 film of the same name, which starred Sidney Poitier.

Mildred moves into a cheap apartment and gradually becomes a Broadway showgirl and drowns her depression in a life of alcohol and jazz. Ted Willing Forbes, a wealthy man, becomes her devoted admirer, but after her experience with her exhusband, Mildred finds it hard to trust anyone. When Willing offers Mildred financial help, she refuses to accept anything, fearing that her daughter may hear about it. Eventually she realizes that her daughter has completely forgotten about her and allows Willing to take care of her. One day, while she is at a party, Mildred hears of her daughters death and has a breakdown. She is eventually jailed for vagrancy and disorderly conduct. Willing comes to the police station and rescues her.The theme song for the movie, which was entitled Id Like To Be a Gypsy, was written for the film by Ned Washington and MichaelH. Cleary. Cleary also wrote Mechanical Ballet a.k.a. Speed for the film. This latter number was featured in a Broadway number sequence. Fragments of this sequence are preserved in the 1932 Joe E. Brown comedy film entitled The Tenderfoot. ........

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