
Lilies of the Field
Drama
Overview
A young mother, Mildred, doesn't know that her husband Walter is cheating on her. One night she attends a party with a friend of her husband's, and the man gets drunk and begins groping her when they get home. Her husband sees this and uses it as an excuse to sue his wife for divorce. In the ensuing trial he wins, due to fraudulent evidence, and gets custody of the child. Complications ensue.
Top Cast


Corinne Griffith
Corinne Griffith
Mildred Harker
Corinne Griffith
Mildred Harker


Conway Tearle
Conway Tearle
Louis Willing
Conway Tearle
Louis Willing


Alma Bennett
Alma Bennett
Doris
Alma Bennett
Doris


Sylvia Breamer
Sylvia Breamer
Vera
Sylvia Breamer
Vera


Myrtle Stedman
Myrtle Stedman
Mazie
Myrtle Stedman
Mazie


Crauford Kent
Crauford Kent
Walter Harker
Crauford Kent
Walter Harker


Charles Murray
Charles Murray
Charles Lee
Charles Murray
Charles Lee


Phyllis Haver
Phyllis Haver
Gertrude
Phyllis Haver
Gertrude


Cissy Fitzgerald
Cissy Fitzgerald
Florette
Cissy Fitzgerald
Florette
Edith Ransom
Edith Ransom
Amy
Edith Ransom
Amy
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