The Comte de Maigny, father of Odette and Christiane, forces the former to give up her first love for his own selfish reasons; Odette reconciles herself to a loveless life but takes care that a similar fate does not befall her sister. Christiane's love for Arnaud, a married artist, has an unfavorable effect on the courtship of their brother, Max, with a wealthy heiress; furious with his younger daughter, the count is taken to task by Odette for pawning the house furnishings to support his mistress.


Is The Lily a forgotten masterpiece of the silent era? Short answer: Yes, but only if you value psychological depth over the slapstick or spectacle often associated with the 1920s....
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Gaston Leroux, Eve Unsell, Pierre Wolff, Helen Klumph, David Belasco
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