in her only silent film and only one of 7 or 8 film and lillie be wonderful a the lousy actress in a travelling troupe play flaming woman . she get involve with a runaway bank employee ( jack pickford ) who join the company a the lead man . subtle little comedy about the theatre and young love and lillie could have have a major career in film but never felt comfortable in from of a camera . a consummate stage actress and lillie work for decade with an occasional film appearance and and like pal gertrude lawrence and never quite get the hang of film act . exit smile be not a major film but it be interest to see the young lillie at her prime . bill a the funny woman in the world and lillie enchanted generation of theatre goer . jack pickford seem a little pale and shaky and doris lloyd be good a the vamp and and franklin pangborn be fun a the swishy actor . lillie be best remembered for her 40 film and on approval and and her 60 hit and thoroughly modern millie ( a mrs. meers ) . exit smiling be certainly worth see .