The Woman Gives

The Woman Gives is a 1920 American silent adventure drama film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Norma Talmadge, John Halliday, and Edmund Lowe.[1][2]

The Woman Gives
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Directed byRoy William Neill
Produced byJoseph Schenck
Written byGrant Carpenter
Waldo Walker
Based onThe Woman Gives
by Owen Johnson
StarringNorma Talmadge
CinematographyDavid Abel
Production
company
Norma Talmadge Film Corporation
Distributed byFirst National
Release date
  • March 29, 1920 (1920-03-29)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[3] artist Inga Sonderson (Talmadge) and her betrothed sculptor Robert Milton (Lowe) owe their success to Daniel Garford (Halliday), who is popularly acclaimed a genius. When Daniel discovers that his wife (Stewart) has been unfaithful, he abandons his career and drowns his sorrow in drink. Inga exerts every effort to save him from himself, much to her fiance's strenuous objections. She follows Daniel to an opium den and where he comes to a realization of his error. Robert breaks with Inga over her interest in Daniel. Daniel reclaims his popularity, and it is popularly assumed that he is to marry Inga, at the last minute she surprises everyone and marries Robert.

Cast

Preservation status

The film is preserved at the Library of Congress, Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation, and the Russian Gosfilmofond.[4]

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References
  1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Woman Gives
  2. The Woman Gives at silentera.com
  3. "Reviews: The Woman Gives". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 10 (17): 63. April 24, 1920.
  4. The Library of Congress American Silent Film Survival Catalog: The Woman Gives


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