Women Men Forget (1920)
Drama | 21 March 1920
On 6 September 1919, Motion Picture News announced that actress Mollie King’s next production, Women Men Forget, was scheduled to begin filming the following week at American Cinema Corp.’s studio in the Glendale neighborhood of Long Island, NY. The 15 November 1919 issue noted that principal photography had recently ended, and cutting and assembling were underway. Gretchen Hartman was named as a supporting cast member in the former item.
The film was in six reels when United Picture Theatres of America, Inc., bought it from the American Cinema Corp., but it was released in five reels on 21 March 1920. A review in the 27 April 1920 Los Angeles Times praised John M. Stahl’s direction but described the story as “rather ordinary and sometimes arbitrary.”
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this picture on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021. ...
On 6 September 1919, Motion Picture News announced that actress Mollie King’s next production, Women Men Forget, was scheduled to begin filming the following week at American Cinema Corp.’s studio in the Glendale neighborhood of Long Island, NY. The 15 November 1919 issue noted that principal photography had recently ended, and cutting and assembling were underway. Gretchen Hartman was named as a supporting cast member in the former item.
The film was in six reels when United Picture Theatres of America, Inc., bought it from the American Cinema Corp., but it was released in five reels on 21 March 1920. A review in the 27 April 1920 Los Angeles Times praised John M. Stahl’s direction but described the story as “rather ordinary and sometimes arbitrary.”
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this picture on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021.
When Mary Graham is visited by her old school chum Helen, Mary's husband becomes infatuated with his wife's guest and soon openly avows his love for her. Mary is powerless to stop the affair and confides to an old friend, James Livingston, the expected arrival of their child. Concealing her pregnancy from her husband, Mary goes to the country where her son is born. Meanwhile, Livingston, learning that Robert is intent upon filing for divorce, demands that the unfaithful husband repay some notes which Livingston holds. Robert is unable to pay, and Helen threatens to leave him. In contrast, Mary offers to sell her jewels to help her husband, forcing Robert to realize her true worth. He begs his wife's forgiveness, and they are joyfully united as Mary proudly introduces her husband to his ...
When Mary Graham is visited by her old school chum Helen, Mary's husband becomes infatuated with his wife's guest and soon openly avows his love for her. Mary is powerless to stop the affair and confides to an old friend, James Livingston, the expected arrival of their child. Concealing her pregnancy from her husband, Mary goes to the country where her son is born. Meanwhile, Livingston, learning that Robert is intent upon filing for divorce, demands that the unfaithful husband repay some notes which Livingston holds. Robert is unable to pay, and Helen threatens to leave him. In contrast, Mary offers to sell her jewels to help her husband, forcing Robert to realize her true worth. He begs his wife's forgiveness, and they are joyfully united as Mary proudly introduces her husband to his son.
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