''Women Who Give'' is a 1924 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-g ...
directed by
Reginald Barker
Reginald C. Barker (April 2, 1886 – February 23, 1945) was a pioneer film director.
Biography
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Barker's family moved to Scotland when he was an infant and then to the United States. Living in California, ...
. It starred
Barbara Bedford,
Renee Adoree and
Frank Keenan
Frank Keenan (born James Francis Keenan; April 8, 1858 – February 24, 1929) was an American stage and film actor and stage director and manager during the silent-film era. He was among the first stage actors to star in Hollywood, and he pur ...
. Based upon the novel ''Cape Cod Folk'' by Sarah P. MacLean, it was produced by
Louis B. Mayer Productions
Louis B. Mayer Pictures (or Louis B. Mayer Productions) was an American film production company of the silent era which operated from 1918 until 1924.
History
Founded by the New England-based theater owner Louis B. Mayer, it functioned as a hi ...
and distributed by
MGM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded on April 17, 1924 a ...
.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,
[ ] stern Cape Cod businessman Jonathan Swift has high ambitions for his two children. To prevent a match between his son Noah and Becky, the daughter of Captain Bijonah Keeler, he sends aboard ship. Becky, fearing her approaching motherhood, runs away on Captain Joe Cradlebow's vessel. Captain Cradlebow is an unsuccessful suitor for Emily Swift's hand. The fishing fleet returns home in a terrible storm guided by the beacon light of Captain Keeler's blazing home, which he had set on fire. Noah weds Becky while Emily becomes the wife of Captain Cradlebow.
Cast
Preservation status
A print of ''Women Who Give'' survives in the MGM Studio library, Turner.
The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Women Who Give''
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References
External links
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Lantern slide
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Still of a scene
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1924 films
American silent feature films
Films directed by Reginald Barker
American black-and-white films
Silent American drama films
1924 drama films
1920s American films
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