''The Woman Thou Gavest Me'' is a 1919 silent film directed by Hugh Ford and starring Jack Holt, Katherine MacDonald and Milton Sills. It was produced by

Famous Players–Lasky Famous Players-Lasky Corporation was an American motion picture and distribution company formed on June 28, 1916, from the merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company—originally formed by Zukor as Famous Players in Famous Plays—and t ...

and distributed through Famous Players–Lasky and

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. The film is based on the 1913 controversial novel ''

The Woman Thou Gavest Me ''The Woman Thou Gavest Me'' is a 1919 silent film directed by Hugh Ford (director), Hugh Ford and starring Jack Holt (actor), Jack Holt, Katherine MacDonald and Milton Sills. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed through Famo ...

'' by Hall Caine, adapted for the screen by

Beulah Marie Dix Beulah Marie Dix (December 25, 1876 – September 25, 1970) was an American screenwriter of the silent and sound film eras, as well as a playwright and author of novels and children's books. She wrote for more than 55 films between 1917 an ...

. A song of the same name with words and music by

Al Piantadosi Al Piantadosi (born John Alberto Joseph Piantadosi; August 18, 1882 in New York City – April 8, 1955 in Encino, California) was an American composer of popular music during the of Tin Pan Alley. He started out as a saloon and vaudeville piani ...

promoted the film.

Cast

* Katherine MacDonald - Mary MacNeill * Jack Holt - Lord Raa * Milton Sills - Martin Conrad * Theodore Roberts - Daniel MacNeill * Fritzi Brunette - Alma Lier * Katherine Griffith - Aunt Bridget * Winter Hall - Minister

Plot

Daniel McNeill swears to take revenge on his landlord Lord Raa for the humiliation Raa had inflicted on him during his childhood. Years later, after making his fortune, McNeill buys Raa's castle and marries his young daughter, Mary to the profligate heir to the Raa title. The married couple leave on their honeymoon, but Mary lives with her husband in name only. Raa refuses to give her a divorce because he would lose all claim to the McNeil fortune. Mary meets Martin Conrad, an old sweetheart of hers. While Raa entertains an affinity in India, she and Martin find themselves thrown together in Africa. Conrad, an explorer, leaves on an Antarctic voyage. Pregnant, Mary seeks a secluded spot in southern France for the birth, refusing to live with her husband. When Mary's father insists that she return to Lord Raa she tells him the child is Conrad's. After learning that Conrad had been lost on the expedition a penniless Mary returns to London where she turns to prostitution to make money to care for her child. The first man she approaches is Conrad who has been searching for her.

Status

This film is

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The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''..The Woman Thou Gavest Me''
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References

External links

The Woman Thou Gavest Me at IMDb.com
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Piantadosi, Al, "The Woman Thou Gavest Me" (1919). Vocal Popular Sheet Music Collection. Score 2770.
1919 films American silent feature films Lost American films Films directed by Hugh Ford Paramount Pictures films Films based on British novels American black-and-white films 1910s American films Films based on works by Hall Caine 1919 lost films {{1910s-US-film-stub