''A Woman's Heart'' is a 1926 American silent

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directed by

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and starring

Enid Bennett Enid Eulalie Bennett (15 July 1893 – 14 May 1969) was an Australian silent film actress, mostly active in American film. Early life Bennett was born on 15 July 1893 in York, Western Australia, the daughter of Nellie Mary Louise (''née'' Wa ...

, Gayne Whitman, and Edward Earle. Based upon a novel by Ruth D'Agostino, it was released on September 15, 1926.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, immediately after returning home from her

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with John Waring, Eve finds that she still loves her old sweetheart Ralph Deane. Unknowningly, Eve actually made the right choice as the old sweetheart has been "true" to several women. To prevent a divorce, Eve's younger sister Patsy conceives a means of trapping Ralph and exposing him to her sister. In carrying out this scheme, Patsy comes close to involving herself as well as Eve and her husband in the murder of Ralph. Then, one of Ralph's jilted lady friends commits suicide and leaves evidence that clears up the mystery of Ralph's death. Eve learns a lesson and finds that she does love her husband.

Cast

as Eve Waring * Gayne Whitman as John Waring * Edward Earle as Ralph Deane *

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as Vixen * Lois Boyd as Patsy Allen * Louis Payne as Lawyer

Preservation

With no prints of ''A Woman's Heart'' located in any film archives,The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''A Woman's Heart''
/ref> it is a

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