The World and the Woman
1916 film by Frank Lloyd, Eugene Moore
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The World and the Woman is a 1916 American silent drama film starring Jeanne Eagels as a prostitute who seeks a second chance in the countryside. The film was based on the 1914 play Outcast starring Elsie Ferguson, and was remade in 1922 as Outcast, starring Ferguson; in 1928 with Corinne Griffith, also titled Outcast; and with Bette Davis in 1935 as The Girl from 10th Avenue.[2] The film is unrelated to the 1907 novel bearing the same title written by Ruth Kimball Gardiner.[3]
Directed byFrank Lloyd
Eugene Moore
Eugene Moore
Written byPhilip Lonergan
William C. deMille
William C. deMille
Produced byEdwin Thanhouser
StarringJeanne Eagels
Boyd Marshall
Thomas A. Curran
Boyd Marshall
Thomas A. Curran
| The World and the Woman | |
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| Directed by | Frank Lloyd Eugene Moore |
| Written by | Philip Lonergan William C. deMille |
| Produced by | Edwin Thanhouser |
| Starring | Jeanne Eagels Boyd Marshall Thomas A. Curran |
| Edited by | Martin G. Cohn Jack Natteford |
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| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange Golden Rooster Plays |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
- Jeanne Eagels as A Woman of the Streets
- Boyd Marshall as The Man
- Thomas A. Curran as James Palmer
- Grace DeCarlton as Mrs. Jim Rollins
- Wayne Arey as Jim Rollins
- Carey L. Hastings as Anna Graham
- Ethelmary Oakland as Sunny
Preservation
A 35 mm print of the film is held by George Eastman House.[4] The film is available on DVD[5] and online.[6]
