''For Woman's Favor'' is a 1924 American
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
O. A. C. Lund and starring
Seena Owen
Seena Owen (born Signe Auen; November 14, 1894 – August 15, 1966) was an American silent film actress and screenwriter.
Early life
Born Signe Auen in Spokane, Washington, she was the youngest of three children raised by Jens Christensen and K ...
and
Henry Hull
Henry Watterson Hull (October 3, 1890 – March 8, 1977) was an American character actor perhaps best known for playing the lead in Universal Pictures's '' Werewolf of London'' (1935). For most of his career, he was a lead actor on stage and a c ...
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Plot
As described in a film magazine review,
[ ] Howard Fiske finds himself penniless and disillusioned and deserted by June Paige, the woman he loves. His friend turns wolf and hounds him for money, demanding that he blackmail the young woman. The young man happens to read the book ''The Falcon'', whose plot resembles his life, and reads how the lover sacrifices all for the woman he loves. When June comes to obtain her letters, the hero gives them to her despite the remonstrances of his friend. June realizes the bigness of his nature and that she still loves him.
Cast
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Seena Owen
Seena Owen (born Signe Auen; November 14, 1894 – August 15, 1966) was an American silent film actress and screenwriter.
Early life
Born Signe Auen in Spokane, Washington, she was the youngest of three children raised by Jens Christensen and K ...
as June Paige
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Elliott Dexter
Elliott Dexter (March 29, 1870 – June 21, 1941) was an American film and stage actor. Dexter started his career in vaudeville and did not move to films until he was 45. He retired from acting in 1925.
Biography
Dexter was born in Galves ...
as Howard Fiske
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Wilton Lackaye
Wilton Lackaye (September 30, 1862 – August 22, 1932) was an American stage and film actor, who originated the role of Svengali (from the 1895 novel ''Trilby'') in both stage and film.
Early life
William Andrew Lackey was born in Loudoun Count ...
as Bracken
*Irma Harrison as The Lamb
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Henry Hull
Henry Watterson Hull (October 3, 1890 – March 8, 1977) was an American character actor perhaps best known for playing the lead in Universal Pictures's '' Werewolf of London'' (1935). For most of his career, he was a lead actor on stage and a c ...
as The Fool / The Lover
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Paul McAllister
Paul McAllister (June 30, 1875 – July 8, 1955), was an American film actor. He appeared in 37 films between 1913 and 1940.
He was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica (; Spanish: ''Santa Mó ...
as The Wolf
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Arthur Donaldson as The Brother
Preservation
With no prints of ''For Woman's Favor'' located in any film archives,
The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''For Woman's Favor''
/ref> it is a lost film
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References
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1924 films
Lost American films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
Silent American drama films
1924 drama films
1924 lost films
Lost drama films
Films directed by Oscar A. C. Lund
1920s American films
1920s English-language films
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