The Woman (1915 film)

The Woman is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and starring Theodore Roberts, James Neill, Ernest Joy, Raymond Hatton, Mabel Van Buren, and Tom Forman. Based on a play by William C. deMille, the film was released on May 3, 1915, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

The Woman
Newspaper advertisement
Directed byGeorge Melford
Based on
by William C. deMille
Produced byDavid Belasco
Jesse L. Lasky
StarringTheodore Roberts
James Neill
Ernest Joy
Raymond Hatton
Mabel Van Buren
Tom Forman
Production
company
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • May 3, 1915 (1915-05-03)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

Senator Jim Blake and his son-in-law Mark Robertson hires an investigator to find dirt on Senator Matthew Standish, their political opponent. The investigator finds that, years earlier, Standish had spent a night in a hotel with a stranger whom the former senator's secretary, bribed by the detective, describes only as "a lady from a good family". Blake and Robertson try in every way to find out who the woman may be - and approach Wanda Kelly, a receptionist, to help them discover her name. Wanda learns that Grace, the mysterious woman, is Blake's daughter also Robertson's wife; she then destroys the evidence in her possession and refuses their bribe, even when threatened with arrest. Grace, realizing the troubles the girl could face because of him, confesses. Wanda, for her determination and honesty, arouses the admiration of Blake who does not pose any obstacles to the love story between her and her son.

Cast

Preservation status

Prints of The Woman survive in the Hungarian National Film Archive and the BFI National Film and Television Archive.[3]

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