The Gaiety Girl (film)

The Gaiety Girl is a lost[1] 1924 silent romantic film directed by King Baggot.[2][3]

The Gaiety Girl
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKing Baggot
Written byFrank S. Beresford
Melville W. Brown
Bernard McConville
StarringMary Philbin
Joseph J. Dowling
William Haines
Music bySidney Jones
CinematographyCharles J. Stumar
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • July 31, 1924 (1924-07-31)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent
English intertitles

Plot

William Tudor has a huge debt and is forced to give up his family castle. He sells it to war millionaire John Kershaw and goes to London to visit his granddaughter Irene. Meanwhile, Tudor's nephew and Irene's sweetheart Owen travels to South Africa to oversee his father's mines. Irene becomes a chorus girl at the Gaiety Theatre. Here, John's son Christopher Kershaw falls in love with her. She doesn't want to have anything to do with him, but becomes desperate after her father gets ill. She gets the message Owen has been killed in the war and agrees to marry Christopher. Right after the marriage, an alive Owen shows up at the castle. Meanwhile, a huge chandelier crashes down on Christopher's head. He is now killed, which makes Irene and Owen able to reunite. Owen buys the castle back from John and Irene's grandfather comes back to his home.[4]

Cast

References
  1. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Gaiety Girl Retrieved October 23, 2014
  2. The AFI Catalog, The Gaiety Girl Retrieved October 23, 2014
  3. The Gaiety Girl at silentera.com
  4. New York Times Overview (Plot)
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