''A Woman's Woman'' is a 1922 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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Charles Giblyn
Charles Giblyn (September 6, 1871 – March 14, 1934) was an American film director and actor of the silent film, silent era. He directed nearly 100 films between 1912 and 1927. He also appeared in 23 films between 1914 and 1934. He was one ...
and starring
Mary Alden
Mary Maguire Alden (June 18, 1883 – July 2, 1946) was an American motion picture and stage actress. She was one of the first Broadway actresses to work in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood.
Life
Alden was born in New York City on June 1 ...
,
Dorothy Mackaill and
Holmes Herbert
Holmes Herbert (born Horace Edward Jenner; 30 July 1882 – 26 December 1956) was an English character actor who appeared in Hollywood films from 1915 to 1952, often as a British gentleman.
Early life
Born Horace Edward Jenner, (some sour ...
.
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Plot
Cast
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Mary Alden
Mary Maguire Alden (June 18, 1883 – July 2, 1946) was an American motion picture and stage actress. She was one of the first Broadway actresses to work in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood.
Life
Alden was born in New York City on June 1 ...
as Densie Plummer
* Louise Lee as Harriet Plummer
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Dorothy Mackaill as Sally Plummer
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Holmes Herbert
Holmes Herbert (born Horace Edward Jenner; 30 July 1882 – 26 December 1956) was an English character actor who appeared in Hollywood films from 1915 to 1952, often as a British gentleman.
Early life
Born Horace Edward Jenner, (some sour ...
as John Plummer
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Albert Hackett
Albert Maurice Hackett (February 16, 1900 – March 16, 1995) was an American actor, dramatist and screenwriter most noted for his collaborations with his partner and wife Frances Goodrich. Their film work includes the first three instalments in ...
as Kenneth Plummer
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Rod La Rocque
Roderick Ross La Rocque (November 29, 1898 – October 15, 1969) was an American actor.
Biography
La Rocque was born in Chicago, Illinois to Edmund La Rocque and Ann (née Rice) La Rocque. His father was of French-Canadian descent and his mo ...
as Dean Laddbarry
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Horace James as Sam Hippler
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Cleo Madison
Cleo Madison (born Lulu Bailey; March 26, 1883 – March 11, 1964) was a theatrical and silent film actress, screenwriter, producer, and director who was active in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood during the silent era.
Madison bega ...
as Iris Starr
*
Donald Hall
Donald Andrew Hall Jr. (September 20, 1928 – June 23, 2018) was an American poet, writer, editor, and literary critic. He was the author of more than 50 books across several genres from children's literature, biography, memoir, essays, and inc ...
as Rex Humberstone
*
J. Barney Sherry as Senator James Gleason
Preservation
In February 2021, ''A Woman's Woman'' was cited by the
National Film Preservation Board
The United States National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) is the board selecting films for preservation in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry. It was established by the National Film Preservation Act of 1988. The National Film Regis ...
on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list and is therefore
presumed lost.
[Library of Congress: American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''A Woman's Woman'' (1922)](_blank)
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References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
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1922 films
1922 drama films
1920s English-language films
American silent feature films
English-language mystery films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Charles Giblyn
1920s American films
Silent American mystery films
Lost American mystery films
1922 lost films
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