The Forgotten Woman (1921 film) explained

Director:Park Frame
Screenplay:Evelyn Campbell
Catherine Carr
Starring:Pauline Starke
J. Frank Glendon
Studio:Pioneer Film Corp.

The Forgotten Woman is a 1921 silent American melodrama film directed by Park Frame and starring Pauline Stark.[1] [2] [3]

Plot

A "water waif" named Dixie is adopted by a hateful woman and tricked into marrying the woman's son. After her new husband is arrested on their wedding night, she ends up falling for another man.[4]

Cast

Production

Reportedly, Catherine Carr was visiting the Carolinas when she happened upon a group of Southerners who lived a colorful, bohemian lifestyle along a river. Her trip inspired her to write the script for The Forgotten Woman.

References

  1. Web site: News and Notes from Movieland. Dean. Daisy. November 16, 1921. The Rock Island Argus. en. December 24, 2019.
  2. Book: The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. Munden. Kenneth White. Institute. American Film. 1997. University of California Press. 978-0-520-20969-5. en.
  3. Book: Motion Picture Daily: Formerly Exhibitors Daily Review and Motion Pictures Today. 1921. Exhibitors Trade Review, Incorporated. en.
  4. Web site: Pauline Starke in The Forgotten Waif. July 19, 1924. The News-Pilot. en. December 24, 2019.