''What Every Woman Knows'' is a 1917 British

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directed by Fred W. Durrant and starring

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and

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.BFI entry on film
/ref> It is an adaptation of the 1908 play '' What Every Woman Knows'' by

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. American versions were filmed in

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and

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Premise

A young Scottish woman has an arranged marriage with a rising politician and becomes the secret behind his success. However their relationship is threatened by the arrival of a glamorous English socialite who threatens to steal her husband away.

Partial cast

- Maggie Wylie *

- The Comtesse *

- Mother *

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* 1917 films 1917 comedy-drama films British comedy-drama films British films based on plays Films based on works by J. M. Barrie British silent feature films Films set in London British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films Silent comedy-drama films {{silent-comedy-drama-film-stub