To Please One Woman
1920 film by Lois Weber
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To Please One Woman is a lost[1] 1920 American silent drama film produced and directed by Lois Weber and starring Claire Windsor. It was distributed by Famous Players–Lasky and Paramount Pictures.[2][3]
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Newspaper advertisement | |
| Directed by | Lois Weber |
| Written by | Marion Orth (story) Lois Weber |
| Produced by | Lois Weber |
| Starring | Claire Windsor George Hackathorne Edmund Burns |
| Distributed by | Famous Players–Lasky Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
The film is a take on the "vamp" genre by pioneer Lois Weber, just as that genre was waning.
Cast
- Claire Windsor as Alice Granville
- Edith Kessler as Cecilia Granville
- George Hackathorne as Freddy
- Edmund Burns as Dr. John Ransome
- Mona Lisa as Leila
- Howard Gaye as Leila's Husband
- Lee Shumway as Lucien Wainwright (credited as L.C. Shumway)
- Gordon Griffith as Bobby Granville
uncredited
- Frank Coghlan Jr. as (credited as Junior Coghlan)
- Esther Ralston
Preservation status
With no holdings located in archives, To Please One Woman is considered a lost film.[1] In February 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[4]
