''The Woman Gives'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Roy William Neill and starring

Norma Talmadge Norma Marie Talmadge (May 2, 1894 – December 24, 1957) was an American actress and film producer of the silent era. A major box-office draw for more than a decade, her career reached a peak in the early 1920s, when she ranked among the most pop ...

, John Halliday, and

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Plot

As described in a

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, 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

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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

as Inga Sonderson * John Halliday as Daniel Garford *

as Robert Milton *

Lucille Lee Stewart Lucille Lee Stewart (December 25, 1889–January 8, 1982) was an American film actress of the silent era. Her screen career lasted between 1910 and 1926, during which time she played a mixture of lead and supporting roles. Stewart worked in vaude ...

as Mrs. Garford * John Smiley as Cornelius * Edward Keppler as Bowden

Preservation status

The film is preserved at the

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, and the Russian

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.The Library of Congress American Silent Film Survival Catalog: ''The Woman Gives''
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References

External links

* * *Johnson, Owen (1916),
The Woman Gives: a Story of Regeneration
', Boston: Little, Brown & Company, on the Internet Archive 1920 films American silent feature films Films directed by Roy William Neill American black-and-white films Films based on American novels 1920 drama films 1920s American films Silent American drama films {{silent-drama-film-stub