The Woman Gives Explained

The Woman Gives
Director:Roy William Neill
Producer:Joseph Schenck
Starring:Norma Talmadge
Cinematography:David Abel
Studio:Norma Talmadge Film Corporation
Distributor:First National
Runtime:6 reels
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

The Woman Gives is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Norma Talmadge, John Halliday, and Edmund Lowe.[1] [2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[3] artist Inga Sonderson (Talmadge) and her betrothed sculptor Robert Milton (Lowe) owe their success to Daniel Garford (Halliday), who is popularly acclaimed a genius. When Daniel discovers that his wife (Stewart) has been unfaithful, he abandons his career and drowns his sorrow in drink. Inga exerts every effort to save him from himself, much to her fiance's strenuous objections. She follows Daniel to an opium den and where he comes to a realization of his error. Robert breaks with Inga over her interest in Daniel. Daniel reclaims his popularity, and it is popularly assumed that he is to marry Inga, at the last minute she surprises everyone and marries Robert.

Cast

Preservation status

The film is preserved at the Library of Congress, Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation, and the Russian Gosfilmofond.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=17986 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Woman Gives
  2. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/W/WomanGives1920.html The Woman Gives
  3. Reviews: The Woman Gives . Exhibitors Herald . 10 . 17 . 63 . Exhibitors Herald Company . New York City . April 24, 1920 .
  4. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1575/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Film Survival Catalog: The Woman Gives