The Gilded Lily

The Gilded Lily

80 mins | Comedy, Romance | Jan. 25, 1935

Secretary Marilyn David falls in love with British aristocrat Charles Gray, to the dismay of her best friend, reporter Peter Dawes, who secretly loves her. When Peter learns that the already-engaged Charles has hurt Marilyn, he fabricates an article casting her as the "No Girl" who refused to marry a callous aristocrat. But when the publicity brings Marilyn unexpected fame, and Charles returns, she is forced to choose between the two men.

The Gilded Lily

80 mins | Comedy, Romance | Jan. 25, 1935

The Gilded Lily
Secretary Marilyn David falls in love with British aristocrat Charles Gray, to the dismay of her best friend, reporter Peter Dawes, who secretly loves her. When Peter learns that the already-engaged Charles has hurt Marilyn, he fabricates an article casting her as the "No Girl" who refused to marry a callous aristocrat. But when the publicity brings Marilyn unexpected fame, and Charles returns, she is forced to choose between the two men.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Paramount
Original title The Gilded Lily
Directors Wesley Ruggles
Writers Melville Baker, Jack Kirkland, Claude Binyon

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

Donald Meek

as Hankerson

Charles Irwin

as Oscar

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

Warren Hymer

as Taxi Driver

Eddie Borden

as Photographer

Leonid Kinskey

as Vocal Teacher (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)

Mark Strong

as Neighbor (uncredited)