The Gilded Lily

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.

6.571

80 min

Cast

Claudette Colbert

as Marilyn David

Fred MacMurray

as Peter Dawes

Ray Milland

as Charles Gray Granville

C. Aubrey Smith

as Lloyd Granville

Eddie Craven

as Eddie

Luis Alberni

as Nate

Forrester Harvey

as Proprietor, English Inn

Grace Bradley

as Daisy

Warren Hymer

as Taxi Driver

Donald Meek

as Hankerson

Claude King

as Captain of Boat

Charles Irwin

as Oscar

Edward Gargan

as Guard

Charles C. Wilson

as Managing Editor

Pat Somerset

as Man in London Club

Tom Dugan

as The Bum

Eddie Borden

as Photographer

Leonid Kinskey

as Vocal Teacher (uncredited)

Jack Albin

as International News Photographer (uncredited)

Jimmy Aubrey

as Purser (uncredited)

Ambrose Barker

as British Reporter (uncredited)

Reginald Barlow

as Managing Editor (uncredited)

William Begg

as Patron at Nate's Cafe (uncredited)

Jay Belasco

as London Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Georgie Billings

as Guard's Son (uncredited)

William A. Boardway

as London Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)

Michelette Burani

as Marie, Marilyn's Maid (uncredited)

Rudolph Cameron

as Photographer (uncredited)

Cherry Campbell

as Cameraman at New York Apartment (uncredited)

Rita Carlyle

as Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)

Sheila Darcy

as Patron at Nate's Cafe (uncredited)

Jane Darwell

as Woman in Crowd at Southampton (uncredited)

Robert Dudley

as Store Clerk (uncredited)

Eddie Dunn

as Reporter (uncredited)

Jay Eaton

as London Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Jack Egan

as Photographer (uncredited)

Hyman Fink

as Freelance Photographer (uncredited)

Neil Fitzgerald

as English Waiter (uncredited)

Jerry Fletcher

as Barney (uncredited)

Captain Francis

as London Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Dick French

as Patron at Nate's Cafe (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

as Policeman (uncredited)

Sam Harris

as London Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Samuel E. Hines

as Cameraman at New York Apartment (uncredited)

George Humbert

as Popcorn Man (uncredited)

Perry Ivins

as Cameraman at New York Apartment (uncredited)

Tiny Jones

as Small Woman (uncredited)

Howard Joslin

as Extra (uncredited)

Rollo Lloyd

as City Editor (uncredited)

Dixie Loftin

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Jerry Mandy

as Waiter at Nate's (uncredited)

Stanley Mann

as Steward with Telegram (uncredited)

Frank McLure

as London Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)

Clive Morgan

as Englishman (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

as London Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Esther Muir

as Divorcee (uncredited)

Ferdinand Munier

as Otto Bushe - The Shovel King (uncredited)

Jack Norton

as Photographer (uncredited)

Patsy O'Byrne

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)

Albert Pollet

as Headwaiter (uncredited)

James Quinn

as Second Guard (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

as Headwaiter (uncredited)

Ronald R. Rondell

as Patron at Nate's Cafe (uncredited)

Gale Ronn

as Patron at Nate's Cafe (uncredited)

Mel Ruick

as English Band Leader (uncredited)

Walter Shumway

as Assistant Editor (uncredited)

Cameron Smith

as Assistant City Editor (uncredited)

Larry Steers

as London Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Hayden Stevenson

as Photographer (uncredited)

Mark Strong

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Forrest Taylor

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Phil Tead

as Rollercoaster Attendant (uncredited)

Bob Thom

as Customs Inspector (uncredited)

David Thursby

as British Reporter (uncredited)

Marjorie Timm

as Girl (uncredited)

Monte Vandergrift

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Florence Wix

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Director

Wesley Ruggles