A Woman's Heart (film)

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A Woman's Heart
Directed by Phil Rosen
Written by Lucille De Nevers
Based onThe Revelations of a Woman's Heart
by Ruth D'Agostino
Produced by Joe Rock
Starring Enid Bennett
Gayne Whitman
Edward Earle
Cinematography H. Lyman Broening
Production
company
Release date
  • September 15, 1926 (1926-09-15)(US) [1]
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

A Woman's Heart is a 1926 American silent melodrama film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Enid Bennett, Gayne Whitman, and Edward Earle. Based upon a novel by Ruth D'Agostino, it was released on September 15, 1926. [2]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] immediately after returning home from her honeymoon 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.

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Preservation

With no prints of A Woman's Heart located in any film archives, [4] it is a lost film.

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References

  1. "A Woman's Heart". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  2. Progressive Silent Film List: A Woman's Heart at silentera.com
  3. "A Woman's Heart". The Film Daily. 37 (73). New York City: Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc.: 10 September 26, 1926. Retrieved November 29, 2023.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: A Woman's Heart