Find the Woman

Last updated

Find the Woman
Find the Woman (SAYRE 13964).jpg
Film still
Directed by Tom Terriss
Written byDoty Hobart (scenario)
Produced by Cosmopolitan Productions
Starring Alma Rubens
Cinematography Ira H. Morgan
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • April 2, 1922 (1922-04-02)
Running time
60 minutes; 6 reels (5,144 feet)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Find the Woman is a 1922 American silent mystery film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Alma Rubens. It was produced by Cosmopolitan Productions, owned by William Randolph Hearst, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on the 1921 novel of the same name by Arthur Somers Roche. [1]

Contents

An incomplete print survives in the Library of Congress. [2] [3]

Plot

As described in a film magazine, [4] Sophie Carey (Rubens), a wealthy lady married to worthless cur Don Carey (Sedley), wrote letters to Judge Walbrough (MacQuarrie) before her marriage. Booking agent Morris Beiner (Donaldson) has obtained these letters and attempts to blackmail the judge. Clancy Deane (Huban), a young woman from the country who has been lured to Broadway by its bright lights, finds lodging in a cheap theatrical boarding house. She meets a man and his wife who direct the aspiring actress to the theatrical agent. At his office, Clancy repulses his advances, and the agent falls and is stunned. Sophie also goes to the agent's office, where he is later found dead and a piece of Sophie's gown is the only clue the police have to the murder. Several other people emerge as possible suspects to the crime, and in the end Sophie's husband is trapped and confesses his guilt.

Cast

Related Research Articles

<i>Enemies of Women</i> 1923 film by Alan Crosland

Enemies of Women is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Lionel Barrymore, Alma Rubens, Gladys Hulette, Pedro de Cordoba, and Paul Panzer. The film was produced by William Randolph Hearst through his Cosmopolitan Productions. Pre-fame actresses Clara Bow and Margaret Dumont have uncredited bit roles.

<i>The Rejected Woman</i> 1924 film

The Rejected Woman is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Albert Parker and written by John Lynch. The film stars Alma Rubens, Conrad Nagel, and Béla Lugosi in a supporting role as Jean Gagnon. It was produced by Distinctive Pictures and distributed by Goldwyn-Cosmopolitan Distributing Corporation. A print of The Rejected Woman is preserved at the George Eastman House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">George MacQuarrie</span> American actor (1873–1951)

George MacQuarrie, was an American actor of the silent era.

<i>Cytherea</i> (film) 1924 film by George Fitzmaurice

Cytherea is a 1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Alma Rubens, Lewis Stone, Constance Bennett, and Norman Kerry. Based on the novel Cytherea, Goddess of Love, by Joseph Hergesheimer and was adapted for the screen by Frances Marion. Cytherea features two dream sequences filmed in an early version of the Technicolor color film process. The film is also known as The Forbidden Way.

<i>The Glorious Adventure</i> (1918 film) 1918 film

The Glorious Adventure is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by Hobart Henley.

<i>The Humming Bird</i> 1924 film by Sidney Olcott

The Humming Bird is a 1924 American silent crime drama film directed by Sidney Olcott and starring Gloria Swanson. Produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film is based on the play of the same name by Maude Fulton, who also starred in the Broadway production.

<i>The World and His Wife</i> 1920 film by Robert G. Vignola

The World and His Wife is a lost American 1920 silent drama film produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and distributed through Paramount Pictures. Directed by Robert G. Vignola, the film was based on the 1908 Broadway play of the same name by Charles Frederic Nirdlinger, which was adapted from the Spanish language play El Gran Galeoto by Jose Echegaray Y Eizaguirre. The film stars Alma Rubens, Montagu Love, and Pedro de Cordoba and Broadway actress Margaret Dale in her feature film debut.

<i>The Exciters</i> (film) 1923 film

The Exciters is a 1923 American silent romantic comedy film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. It is based on a 1922 Broadway play of the same name by Martin Brown. This film was directed by Maurice Campbell and stars Bebe Daniels, then a popular Paramount contract star. On the Broadway stage, Bebe Daniels's role of Ronnie Rand was played by Tallulah Bankhead.

<i>Silk Husbands and Calico Wives</i> 1920 film by Alfred E. Green

Silk Husbands and Calico Wives is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring House Peters. The film was produced by Harry Garson and based on an original by Monte Katterjohn.

<i>Nancy from Nowhere</i> 1922 film by Chester M. Franklin

Nancy from Nowhere is a 1922 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Chester Franklin and starring Bebe Daniels. It was produced by Realart Pictures and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

<i>The Jailbird</i> 1920 film by Lloyd Ingraham

The Jailbird is a 1920 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and written by Julien Josephson. The film stars Douglas MacLean, Doris May, Louis Morrison, William Courtright, Wilbur Higby, and Otto Hoffman. The film was released on October 10, 1920, by Paramount Pictures.

<i>The Valley of Silent Men</i> 1922 film

The Valley of Silent Men is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Frank Borzage and written by John Lynch based upon the novel of the same name by James Oliver Curwood. The film stars Alma Rubens, Lew Cody, Joe King, Mario Majeroni, George Nash, and J. W. Johnston. The film was released on September 10, 1922, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently survives in its entirety.

<i>The Breaking Point</i> (1924 film) 1924 film

The Breaking Point is a 1924 American silent mystery film directed by Herbert Brenon and written by Edfrid A. Bingham and Julie Herne. The film, based on the 1922 novel of the same name by Mary Roberts Rinehart, stars Nita Naldi, Patsy Ruth Miller, George Fawcett, Matt Moore, John Merkyl, Theodore von Eltz, and Edythe Chapman. The film was released on May 4, 1924, by Paramount Pictures.

<i>The Amazing Woman</i> 1920 film

The Amazing Woman is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Ed Coxen and Ruth Clifford. It was released by the Republic Distributing Company.

<i>The Winding Stair</i> (film) 1925 film

The Winding Stair is a lost 1925 American silent drama film directed by John Griffith Wray and starring Alma Rubens, Edmund Lowe, and Warner Oland. It is based on the 1923 novel of the same name by the British writer A.E.W. Mason.

<i>Across the Dead-Line</i> 1922 film by Jack Conway

Across the Dead-Line is a lost 1922 American silent northwoods drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Frank Mayo.

<i>Is Love Everything?</i> 1924 film directed by Christy Cabanne

Is Love Everything? is a 1924 silent American melodrama film directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Alma Rubens, Frank Mayo, and H. B. Warner, and was released on November 30, 1924.

<i>Madame Sphinx</i> 1918 American film

Madame Sphinx is a lost 1918 silent film mystery directed by Thomas N. Heffron and starring Alma Rubens. It was produced by the Triangle Film Corporation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pearl Doles Bell</span> American novelist, silent film scenarist, and editor

Pearl Doles Bell was an American novelist, film scenarist, radio script writer, and editor. During her career, she published eight novels and had numerous stories adapted into silent films. She was especially known for writing film stories for silent film star Shirley Mason.

<i>The Wrongdoers</i> 1925 silent film

The Wrongdoers is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Hugh Dierker and starring Lionel Barrymore, Anne Cornwall, and Henry Hull.

References

  1. AFI Catalog, online resource: Find the Woman (1922)
  2. Catalog of Holdings, The American Film Institute Collections and The United Artists Collections at The Library of Congress, p. 57, c.1978, published by The American Film Institute
  3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Find the Woman
  4. "Reviews: Find the Woman". Exhibitors Herald. 14 (9). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 61. February 25, 1922.