To Please One Woman | |
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Directed by | Lois Weber |
Written by | Marion Orth (story) Lois Weber |
Produced by | Lois Weber |
Starring | Claire Windsor George Hackathorne Edmund Burns |
Distributed by | Famous Players–Lasky Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
To Please One Woman is a 1920 American silent drama film produced and directed by Lois Weber and starring Claire Windsor. It was distributed by Famous Players–Lasky and Paramount Pictures. [1] [2]
The film is a take on the "vamp" genre by pioneer Lois Weber, just as that genre was waning.
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A print may exist in the Library of Congress collection. [3] The Library of Congress online database shows no listing and may need to be updated if a print does exist. [4]
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