For Woman's Favor

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For Woman's Favor
For Woman's Favor (1924 film) poster.jpg
Directed by O. A. C. Lund
Written byGiovanni Boccaccio
Produced byO. A. C. Lund
Starring Seena Owen
CinematographyMarcel le Picard
Robert A. Olssen
Production
company
Lund Productions
Distributed by Lee-Bradford Corporation
Release date
  • August 1, 1924 (1924-08-01)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

For Woman's Favor is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by O. A. C. Lund and starring Seena Owen and Henry Hull. [1] [2]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] Howard Fiske finds himself penniless and disillusioned and deserted by June Paige, the woman he loves. His friend turns wolf and hounds him for money, demanding that he blackmail the young woman. The young man happens to read the book The Falcon, whose plot resembles his life, and reads how the lover sacrifices all for the woman he loves. When June comes to obtain her letters, the hero gives them to her despite the remonstrances of his friend. June realizes the bigness of his nature and that she still loves him.

Cast

Preservation

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

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References

  1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: For Woman's Favor
  2. Pictorial History of the Silent Screen, p. 265, c.1953 by Daniel Blum; Doubleday
  3. "New Pictures: For Woman's Favor". Exhibitors Herald. 24 (10). Chicago: Exhibitors Herald Co.: 92 February 20, 1926. Retrieved March 27, 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 Catalog: For Woman's Favor