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The Red Lily

Play trailer Poster for The Red Lily 1924,  1h 5m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Tomatometer 2 Reviews 55% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
The impoverished Marise La Noue (Enid Bennett) falls for Jean Leonnec (Ramon Novarro), the troubled son of the mayor of Vivonne, France. When her father succumbs to a heart attack, La Noue loses her only source of financial support and is forced to move in with a family that hates her. After Leonnec is wrongfully accused of robbery, he abandons La Noue and flees to Paris, where he sinks into a life of crime. A sad La Noue finds work as a prostitute and longs to be reunited with her lost love.

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Robert E. Sherwood LIFE Oct 7, 2021
The Red Lily is an exceptionally worthy picture. Its story is not sensationally original, but it is firmly constructed and it makes sense; and Fred Niblo has directed every scene with great skill. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jul 17, 2006
C
A low-level soap opera. Go to Full Review
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Draco S Dec 6, 2018 2 love birds attempt to be together despite unfortunate circumstances and unfortunate conveniences.
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Movie Info

Synopsis The impoverished Marise La Noue (Enid Bennett) falls for Jean Leonnec (Ramon Novarro), the troubled son of the mayor of Vivonne, France. When her father succumbs to a heart attack, La Noue loses her only source of financial support and is forced to move in with a family that hates her. After Leonnec is wrongfully accused of robbery, he abandons La Noue and flees to Paris, where he sinks into a life of crime. A sad La Noue finds work as a prostitute and longs to be reunited with her lost love.
Director
Fred Niblo
Screenwriter
Bess Meredyth
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn
Genre
Drama
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 8, 1924, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 22, 2009
Runtime
1h 5m
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