The Gilded Lily (1935)

6.7/10 • 80 min • Comedy Romance

Overview

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.

Cast

Claudette Colbert

Marilyn David

Fred MacMurray

Peter Dawes

Ray Milland

Charles Gray Granville

C. Aubrey Smith

Lloyd Granville

Luis Alberni

Nate

Forrester Harvey

Proprietor, English Inn

Grace Bradley

Daisy

Warren Hymer

Taxi Driver

Donald Meek

Hankerson

Claude King

Captain of Boat

Edward Gargan

Guard

Charles Cahill Wilson

Managing Editor

Pat Somerset

Man in London Club

Tom Dugan

The Bum

Eddie Borden

Photographer

Leonid Kinskey

Vocal Teacher (uncredited)

Jimmy Aubrey

Purser (uncredited)

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