The Beautiful Lie (1917)
A woman's reputation is sullied, and then recovers. Based on the poem "Reveries of a Station House" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Believed to be a lost film. A woman's reputation is sullied, and then recovers. Based on the poem "Reveries of a Station House" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
- Date of release
- 1917-05-21
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- John W. Noble
Casting
- Frances Nelson — Louise Joyce
- Harry Northrup — Mortimer Grierson
- Edward Earle — Paul Vivian
- Elsie MacLeod — The Other Girl
- Sally Crute — Mary
- John Davidson — Howard Hayes
- Mrs. Allen Walker — Mrs. Joyce
- Emile Collins — Butler
Interesting facts
The Beautiful Lie is a 1917 American silent drama film, directed by John W. Noble. It stars Frances Nelson, Harry S. Northrup, and Edward Earle, and was released on May 21, 1917. It tells the tale of a woman whose reputation is sullied, and then recovered. It received mostly positive reviews, and the performances by the three stars were all given high marks for their work, particularly Nelson. As of 2025, it is considered a lost film.
Production
In January 1917, Metro announced that The Beautiful Lie would be one of their slate of pictures for 1917, scheduled for release on March 12. By February it was known that Frances Nelson would be starring in the movie, and it was based on the poem "Reveries of a Station House" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
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