The Remittance Woman

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The Remittance Woman
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Directed by Wesley Ruggles
Written by Achmed Abdullah (novel)
Carol Warren
Starring Ethel Clayton
Rockliffe Fellowes
Mario Carillo
Cinematography Joseph A. Du Bray
Production
company
Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation
Distributed by Film Booking Offices of America
Release date
  • May 12, 1923 (1923-05-12)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Remittance Woman is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Ethel Clayton, Rockliffe Fellowes, and Mario Carillo. [1] [2] A remittance man (or woman) was one sent away from home (usually Britain) to avoid shame on the family. The following year a book of the same title appeared, by American pulp author Achmed Abdullah.

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Preservation

With no prints of The Remittance Woman located in any film archives, [3] it is a lost film.

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