Name the Woman (1928 film)

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Name the Woman
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Directed by Erle C. Kenton
Written by
Produced by Harry Cohn
Starring
Cinematography Ben F. Reynolds
Edited by Ben Pivar
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • May 26, 1928 (1928-05-26)
Running time
56 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Name the Woman is a lost [1] 1928 American silent drama film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Anita Stewart, Huntley Gordon and Gaston Glass. [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Joseph C. Wright. The studios's 1934 sound film of the same title is not a remake.

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Synopsis

A man on trial for murder is cleared when the wife of the prosecuting attorney reveals that she is his alibi having spent the night of Mardi Gras, when the killing occurred, with him. Realising that his neglect of his wife is to blame, the lawyer resigns from public office.

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References

  1. "Name The Woman [motion picture]". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  2. Munden p.536

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