The House of Lies (1916 film)

1916 film by William Desmond Taylor

For the German film, see The House of Lies (1926 film).

The House of Lies

Lobby poster

Directed by| William Desmond Taylor
Screenplay by| L. V. Jefferson
Produced by| Oliver Morosco
Starring|

* Edna Goodrich
* Juan de la Cruz
* Kathleen Kirkham
* Lucille Ward
* Harold Holland
* Herbert Standing

Cinematography| Homer Scott

Production
company

Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company

Distributed by| Paramount Pictures

Release date

* September 14, 1916 (1916-09-14)

Running time

| 50 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English
Trade release poster.

The House of Lies is a 1916 American silent film drama directed by William Desmond Taylor and written by L. V. Jefferson. The film stars Edna Goodrich, Juan de la Cruz, Kathleen Kirkham, Lucille Ward, Harold Holland and Herbert Standing. The film was released on September 14, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

## Plot

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Realizing that her husband's inherited money is worryingly dwindling, Mrs. Coleman plans to find wealthy husbands for her daughter Dorothy and stepdaughter Edna. The latter, however, refuses to trade her beauty for money and inflicts herself with acid.

The family then pushes Edna aside. Dorothy, on the other hand, together with her mother, tries to be married by a poet, the rich Marcus Auriel. Edna, who has always been in love with Marcus's works, is hired by him as a secretary, revealing her stepmother's plans. Marcus, despite the scars on Edna's face, asks her to marry him. The girl agrees and then reveals that the scars are fake, like the acid was fake. And what disfigured her was simply greasepaint.

## Cast

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* Edna Goodrich as Edna Coleman
* Juan de la Cruz as Marcus Auriel
* Kathleen Kirkham as Dorothy
* Lucille Ward as Mrs. Coleman
* Harold Holland as Winthrop Haynes
* Herbert Standing as Dr. Barnes

## Preservation

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* Though the Library of Congress's database shows no Holdings for the film (*now it does, LOC updated January 2017), an older print catalog has the film as incomplete in the Library of Congress's collection.[3][4]

## References

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1. ^ "The House of Lies (1916) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
2. ^ Janiss Garza (2014). "House-of-Lies - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
3. ^ The Library of Congress American Feature Film Survival Catalog:The House of Lies
4. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p. 84 c.1978 by The American Film Institute

## External links

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* The House of Lies at IMDb
* alternate Morosco lobby poster

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Films directed by William Desmond Taylor

* The Beggar Child (1914)
* The Diamond from the Sky (1915)
* A Woman Scorned (1915)
* He Fell in Love with His Wife (1916)
* Ben Blair (1916)
* The Heart of Paula (1916)
* Pasquale (1916)
* The American Beauty (1916)
* Davy Crockett (1916)
* The Parson of Panamint (1916)
* The House of Lies (1916)
* Her Father's Son (1916)
* Redeeming Love (1916)
* Happiness of Three Women (1917)
* Out of the Wreck (1917)
* The World Apart (1917)
* Big Timber (1917)
* The Varmint (1917)
* Jack and Jill (1917)
* Tom Sawyer (1917)
* The Spirit of '17 (1918)
* Huck and Tom (1918)
* Up the Road with Sallie (1918)
* His Majesty, Bunker Bean (1918)
* Mile-a-Minute Kendall (1918)
* How Could You, Jean? (1918)
* Johanna Enlists (1918)
* Captain Kidd, Jr. (1919)
* Anne of Green Gables (1919)
* Huckleberry Finn (1920)
* Judy of Rogue's Harbor (1920)
* Nurse Marjorie (1920)
* Jenny Be Good (1920)
* The Soul of Youth (1920)
* The Furnace (1920)
* The Witching Hour (1921)
* Sacred and Profane Love (1921)
* Wealth (1921)
* Beyond (1921)
* Morals (1921)
* The Green Temptation (1922)
* The Top of New York (1922)

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