The World and the Woman

Not to be confused with The World and Its Woman.

The World and the Woman
Directed by	Frank Lloyd Eugene Moore
Written by	Philip Lonergan William C. deMille
Produced by	Edwin Thanhouser
Starring	Jeanne Eagels Boyd Marshall Thomas A. Curran
Edited by	Martin G. Cohn Jack Natteford
Production company	Thanhouser Film Corp.
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange Golden Rooster Plays
Release date	November 19, 1916 (1916-11-19) [1]
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The World and the Woman (1916)

The World and the Woman is a 1916 American silent drama film starring Jeanne Eagels as a prostitute who seeks a second chance in the countryside. The film was based on the 1914 play Outcast starring Elsie Ferguson, and was remade in 1922 as Outcast , starring Ferguson; in 1928 with Corinne Griffith, also titled Outcast ; and with Bette Davis in 1935 as The Girl from 10th Avenue . ^[2] The film is unrelated to the 1907 novel bearing the same title written by Ruth Kimball Gardiner. ^[3]

Cast

• Jeanne Eagels as A Woman of the Streets
• Boyd Marshall as The Man
• Thomas A. Curran as James Palmer
• Grace DeCarlton as Mrs. Jim Rollins
• Wayne Arey as Jim Rollins
• Carey L. Hastings as Anna Graham
• Ethelmary Oakland as Sunny

Preservation

A 35 mm print of the film is held by George Eastman House. ^[4] The film is available on DVD ^[5] and online. ^[6]

References

1. "The Woman and the World". thanhouser.org. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
2. Outcast as performed on Broadway beginning November 2, 1914; from the IBDB.com database
3. Gardiner, Ruth Kimball (1907). The World and the Woman - Ruth Kimball Gardiner. A. S. Barnes & Co.
4. "The World and the Woman". collections.eastman.org. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
5. The World and the Woman at the silentera.com database
6. The World and the Woman (1916) (full film)

External links

• The World and the Woman at IMDb
• The World and the Woman at the TCM Movie Database