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THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

Movie Title

A Woman's Heart (1926)

Melodrama | 15 September 1926

Cast:

Enid Bennett, Gayne Whitman, Edward Earle [ More ]

Director:

Phil Rosen

Writer:

Lucille De Nevers

Producer:

Joe Rock

Production Company:

Sterling Pictures Distributing Corp.
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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Film Daily
26 Sep 1926
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Variety
8 Sep 1926
p. 17
CAST
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
Phil Rosen
Dir
PRODUCER
Joe Rock
Prod
WRITER
Lucille De Nevers
Adpt
SOURCES
LITERARY
Based on the novel The Revelations of a Woman's Heart by Ruth D'Agostino (publication undetermined).
LITERARY SOURCE AUTHOR
Ruth D'Agostino
DETAILS
Release Date:
15 September 1926
Premiere Information:
New York opening: 3 Sep 1926
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Sterling Pictures Distributing Corp.
10 September 1926
LP23088
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
5,800
Length(in reels):
6
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Eve marries John Waring for his money though she is infatuated with Ralph Deane and has informed John of the fact. From Ralph she accepts a dinner engagement, which, she insists, will be their farewell; but he conquers her resistance, and John, though he loves her, arranges for a divorce. Though her sister, Patsy, proves that Ralph is a rotter, Eve refuses to be convinced. John confronts Ralph when he tries to seduce Patsy. Vixen, Ralph's jealous mistress, shoots him; and when, following the discovery of Vixen's suicide, John is cleared, he and Eve are happily ...

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Eve marries John Waring for his money though she is infatuated with Ralph Deane and has informed John of the fact. From Ralph she accepts a dinner engagement, which, she insists, will be their farewell; but he conquers her resistance, and John, though he loves her, arranges for a divorce. Though her sister, Patsy, proves that Ralph is a rotter, Eve refuses to be convinced. John confronts Ralph when he tries to seduce Patsy. Vixen, Ralph's jealous mistress, shoots him; and when, following the discovery of Vixen's suicide, John is cleared, he and Eve are happily reconciled.

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GENRE
Genre:
Melodrama
Sub-genre:
Domestic


Subject
Subject (Major):
Infidelity
Jealousy
Lechery
Marriage
Mistresses
Murder
Seduction
Sisters
Suicide

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