''The Tiger Woman'' was a 1917 American silent

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directed by

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and George Bellamy and starring

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. The film is now considered

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Plot

Countess Irma (

) is a Russian villainess who becomes the ruthless Princess Petrovich, who loves only her pearls. Her husband, the Prince (

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), sells state secrets to a spy to pay her exorbitant bills, and her response is to report him to the secret police. Then she runs off to Monte Carlo with her lover, Count Zerstoff (Emil DeVarney), but she poisons him after he racks up a load of gambling losses. She goes to America followed by Stevan, a disgruntled servant (

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) and there she wreaks more havoc. The Princess' next victim is Edwin Harris ( Glen White). He dumps his fiancée (Florence Martin) for the vamp and steals money from his father ( Edward Holt). The shock kills the father and the Princess has Edwin sent off to jail. She next becomes involved with Edwin's brother, Mark (

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), inspiring him to leave his wife (Mary Martin) and child (

Kittens Reichert Kittens Reichert (March 3, 1910 – January 11, 1990) was an American child actress in silent films. Biography The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Reichert, she was born Catherine Alma Reichert in Yonkers, New York, but was nicknamed "Kittens ...

). Finally Edwin and Stevan (who also has been sent to jail through the Princess' machinations) get away from their confinement and head over to the vamp's. She tries to stab Stevan, but he turns the knife onto herself and she is fatally stabbed. But before she dies she confesses all, which clears the name of both Harris brothers, and Mark returns to his wife.

Cast

Brazil

The film was released in Brazil with title ''Mulher Tigre'' on July 26, 1917 at Cine Ideal, situated at the centre of Rua da Carioca 60-62,

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. It was a hit amongst the Brazilian audience for six weeks and it was also exhibited on Cines Capitolio and Pathé from August 5, 1917.MULHER TIGRE (The Tiger Woman) 14.15PM Cine Ideal
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. Cine Ideal belonged to the group Severiano Ribeiro, which still holds in its storehouse a couple of old silent films.

References

External links

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''The Tiger Woman'' at SilentEra
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Cast

Brazil

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