Lydia Gilmore

Lydia Gilmore
Lydia Gilmore
Directed by	Hugh Ford; Edwin S. Porter
Screenplay by	Hugh Ford; Henry Arthur Jones
Produced by	Daniel Frohman
Starring	Pauline Frederick; Vincent Serrano; Thomas Holding; Robert Cain; Helen Lutrell; Jack Curtis
Production; company	Famous Players Film Company
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 26, 1915;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Lydia Gilmore is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Hugh Ford and Edwin S. Porter and written by Hugh Ford and Henry Arthur Jones. The film stars Pauline Frederick, Vincent Serrano, Thomas Holding, Robert Cain, Helen Lutrell and Jack Curtis. The film was released on December 26, 1915, by Paramount Pictures.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Cast

Pauline Frederick as Lydia Gilmore
Vincent Serrano as Dr. Gilmore
Thomas Holding as Ralph Benham
Robert Cain as Mr. Stracey
Helen Lutrell as Mrs. Stracey
Jack Curtis as Master Ned Gilmore
M.W. Rale as Detective

Reception

George Blaisdell of The Moving Picture World called the film a "splendid type of finished photoplay" and wrote that the "steady interest of the story itself is enhanced by the work of the cast as well as of the directors."^[3] Thomas C. Kennedy of Motography wrote that Porter and Ford "have procured the maximum of dramatic effect out of fine material." He opined that the "dramatic situations are not forced and are arrived at convincingly" and praised the setting and the cinematography.^[4] William Ressman Andrews of Motion Picture News praised Frederick's performance and the cinematography.^[5]

Preservation

Lydia Gilmore is currently presumed lost.^[6] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.^[7]

References

^ "Lydia Gilmore". AFI. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
^ "Lydia Gilmore (1915) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
^ Blaisdell, George (January 1, 1916). ""Lydia Gilmore"". The Moving Picture World. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
^ Kennedy, Thomas C. (January 1916). ""Lydia Gilmore"". Motography. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
^ Andrews, William Ressman (January 1916). ""LYDIA GILMORE"". Motion Picture News. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
^ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Lydia Gilmore". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
^ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved April 27, 2026.

External links

Lydia Gilmore at IMDb

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[1] "Lydia Gilmore". AFI. Retrieved December 25, 2014.

[2] "Lydia Gilmore (1915) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2014.

[3] Blaisdell, George (January 1, 1916). ""Lydia Gilmore"". The Moving Picture World. Retrieved March 18, 2025.

[4] Kennedy, Thomas C. (January 1916). ""Lydia Gilmore"". Motography. Retrieved March 18, 2025.

[5] Andrews, William Ressman (January 1916). ""LYDIA GILMORE"". Motion Picture News. Retrieved March 18, 2025.

[6] "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Lydia Gilmore". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2026.

[Lost_U.S._Silent_Feature_Films-7] "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved April 27, 2026.

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