The Gilded Butterfly is a lost 1926 American silent drama film directed by John Griffith Wray and starring Alma Rubens, Bert Lytell, and Huntley Gordon.

[1] As described in a film magazine review,[2] Linda Haverhill is left penniless after the death of her father, who was esteemed but lived by his wits and was a sponger par excellence.

On the way, Linda falls in love with Captain Brian Anestry of the United States Army, who arouses John's suspicions.

Enroute to prison and while accompanied by a detective, their taxi is wrecked when it collides with a patrol wagon.

The detective, fatally injured, identifies a different dead woman as his prisoner, allowing Linda to escape.