| Why Women Love | |
| Director: | Edwin Carewe |
| Producer: | Edwin Carewe |
| Screenplay: | Lois Leeson |
| Starring: | Blanche Sweet |
| Cinematography: | Robert Kurrle Al M. Green |
| Editing: | Edward McDermott |
| Studio: | Edwin Carewe Productions |
| Distributor: | First National Pictures |
| Runtime: | 70 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Silent (English intertitles) |
Why Women Love (also known as Sea Woman) is a 1925 American silent drama film produced and directed by Edwin Carewe and distributed by First National Pictures. Blanche Sweet starred in the film which was based on the Broadway play The Sea Woman, by Willard Robertson.[1]
As described in a film magazine review, a young woman whose lover is a sea captain is reported lost at sea when fire destroys her father’s ship. In reality, the young woman has been rescued and has undertaken to care for the daughter of her rescuer, who was a lighthouse keeper. After a series of thrilling adventures revolving around the lighthouse keeper’s daughter, the young woman and her lover are reunited.
The film's working title was Barriers Aflame. An alternative title was The Sea Woman. The film was shot on location at Point Lobos in Monterey County, California.
With no prints of Why Women Love located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[2] [3]