''The Remittance Woman'' is a 1923 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

Wesley Ruggles Wesley Ruggles (June 11, 1889 – January 8, 1972) was an American film director. Life and work He was born in Los Angeles, California, younger brother of actor Charlie Ruggles. He began his career in 1915 as an actor, appearing in a do ...

and starring

Ethel Clayton Ethel Clayton (November 8, 1882 – June 6, 1966) was an American actress of the silent film era. Early years Born in Champaign, Illinois, Clayton attended St. Elizabeth's school in Chicago. Career Clayton debuted on stage as a professional ...

Rockliffe Fellowes Rockliffe St. Patrick Fellowes (17 March 1884 – 28 January 1950),''Who Was Who on Screen'' c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt..Retrieved 22 June 2018 was a Canadian actor born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He starred in films such as '' Regenerat ...

, and

Mario Carillo Mario Caracciolo ''dei Duchi'' di Melito (1883–1958), known professionally as Mario Carillo and in society events as Count The younger sons are not entitled to inherit the hereditary title of their father in the Nobility of Italy. They all usu ...

. A

remittance man In British history, a remittance man was an emigrant, often from Britain to a British colony, supported by regular payments from home on the expectation that he stay away. In this sense, remittance means the opposite of what it does now, i.e. m ...

(or woman) was one sent away from home (usually Britain) to avoid shame on the family. The following year a book of the same title appeared, by American pulp author Achmed Abdullah.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of ''The Remittance Woman'' located in any film archives,Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''The Remittance Woman''
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References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* * 1923 films 1923 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Wesley Ruggles American black-and-white films Film Booking Offices of America films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub