The Gilded Lily (1935)

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In this romantic comedy, Marilyn David (Claudette Colbert) is a stenographer who has become good friends with Peter Dawes (Fred MacMurray), a newspaper reporter who takes the same subway as she does each morning. While Peter is crazy about Marilyn, she has her eye on Charles Gray (Ray Milland), a… More In this romantic comedy, Marilyn David (Claudette Colbert) is a stenographer who has become good friends with Peter Dawes (Fred MacMurray), a newspaper reporter who takes the same subway as she does each morning. While Peter is crazy about Marilyn, she has her eye on Charles Gray (Ray Milland), a wealthy Englishman. Charles is the son of Lloyd Granville (C. Aubrey Smith), a titled British nobleman, which means Charles is rich, good looking, and minor royalty, tipping the scales in his favor. Charles proposes marriage to Marilyn, but after a sudden argument, she turns him down. Peter is ecstatic at this bit of news and publishes an article about the working girl who passed on a chance to marry into money and nobility. Marilyn is suddenly famous as "The No Girl," and is even able to turn her sudden notoriety into a new career as a nightclub performer. Marilyn's fame causes Charles to take a second look at her; he asks her to reconsider, but Marilyn wonders if she might be better off with Peter after all. The Gilded Lily was the first co-starring vehicle for Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray, who would go on to make seven movies together. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 20 min.
Directed By: Wesley Ruggles
Genres: Drama, Romance, Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Jan 25, 1935 Wide

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Cast

            Claudette Colbert as Marylin David

            Fred MacMurray as Peter Dawes

            Ray Milland as Charles Gray/Granville

            C. Aubrey Smith as Lloyd Granville

            Luis Alberni as Nate

            Donald Meek as Hankerson

            Charles Irwin as Oscar

            Ferdinand Munier as Otto Bushe

            Grace Bradley as Daisy

            Charles C. Wilson as City Editor

            Jerry Mandy as Waiter

            Warren Hymer as Taxi Driver

            Tom Dugan as Tramp

            Forrester Harvey as Hugo

            Mary Gordon as Hugo's Wife

            Leonid Kinskey as Vocal Teacher

            Jimmy Aubrey as Purser

            Ambrose Barker
            
            Reginald Barlow as Managing Editor

            Michelette Burani as Lily's Maid

            Rudolph Cameron
            
            Eddie Dunn as Reporter

            Jack Egan
            
            Dick French
            
            Edward Gargan as Guard

            Perry Ivins
            
            Claude King as Boat Captain

            Esther Muir as Divorcee

            Jack Norton as Photographer

            Albert Pollet
            
            Cyril Ring as Headwaiter

            Mel Ruick as English Band Leader

            Walter Shumway as Assistant Editor

            Hayden Stevenson
            
            David Thursby as British Reporter

            Rollo Lloyd as City Editor

            Pat Somerset as Man in London Club

            Rita Carlyle as Proprietor's Wife

            William Begg
            
            Eddie Craven as Eddie

            Sheila Darcy
            
            Ronnie Rondell
            
            Stanley Mann as Steward with Telegram
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