Arms and the Woman (1916)
Drama | 27 November 1916
Astra Film was a recent New York company that first made serials for Pathe, including The Perils of Pauline (with Pearl White) and The Iron Claw. The 7 October 1916 Motion Picture News reported that Astra "has at its disposal the financial resources of Pathe and the facilities of the Pathe Jersey City studios," as well as a slate of directors, and that the company had begun to make feature films for Pathe's weekly Gold Rooster program.
The 17 Jun 1916 Motography announced the completion of principal photography. According to the 2 Dec 1916 issue, the picture was released on 27 Nov 1916. The film marked actress Mary Nash’s debut feature for the Pathé Exchange, Inc., as noted in the 18 Nov 1916 Moving Picture World. Reviews were generally positive. According to some reviews, this film included material from news weeklies. Some modern sources identify Anton Grot as art director and include Edward G. Robinson in the cast.
The similarly-titled Arms and the Girl (1917, see entry), starring Billie Burke, was released the following year. The picture was incorrectly labeled Arms and the Woman in the Dec 1917 Motion Picture. ...
Astra Film was a recent New York company that first made serials for Pathe, including The Perils of Pauline (with Pearl White) and The Iron Claw. The 7 October 1916 Motion Picture News reported that Astra "has at its disposal the financial resources of Pathe and the facilities of the Pathe Jersey City studios," as well as a slate of directors, and that the company had begun to make feature films for Pathe's weekly Gold Rooster program.
The 17 Jun 1916 Motography announced the completion of principal photography. According to the 2 Dec 1916 issue, the picture was released on 27 Nov 1916. The film marked actress Mary Nash’s debut feature for the Pathé Exchange, Inc., as noted in the 18 Nov 1916 Moving Picture World. Reviews were generally positive. According to some reviews, this film included material from news weeklies. Some modern sources identify Anton Grot as art director and include Edward G. Robinson in the cast.
The similarly-titled Arms and the Girl (1917, see entry), starring Billie Burke, was released the following year. The picture was incorrectly labeled Arms and the Woman in the Dec 1917 Motion Picture.
Rozika, a Hungarian girl with a beautiful voice, emigrates to America with her ne'er-do-well brother Carl. After she gets a job singing in a saloon in New York's Lower East Side, Rozika's street singing attracts David Trevor, the owner of a large steel works that manufactures munitions. Trevor pays for Rozika's lessons with a master, and after she becomes a famous opera singer, she marries him. When World War I breaks out in Europe, Rozika, realizing that Trevor's munitions will be used against her homeland, pleads with him to refuse the allies' orders, but he ignores her. Meanwhile, Carl, who returned to Hungary after killing a man in a brawl, is sent by an anarchist group to blow up Trevor's plant. Rozika learns of Carl's plans and locks him in a closet, but he breaks through and shoots Trevor. After chases, gunfights and killings, German spies explode the factory. The wounded and financially ruined Trevor, realizing that his marital conflict is now over, says of his factory's destruction, "It is better ...
Rozika, a Hungarian girl with a beautiful voice, emigrates to America with her ne'er-do-well brother Carl. After she gets a job singing in a saloon in New York's Lower East Side, Rozika's street singing attracts David Trevor, the owner of a large steel works that manufactures munitions. Trevor pays for Rozika's lessons with a master, and after she becomes a famous opera singer, she marries him. When World War I breaks out in Europe, Rozika, realizing that Trevor's munitions will be used against her homeland, pleads with him to refuse the allies' orders, but he ignores her. Meanwhile, Carl, who returned to Hungary after killing a man in a brawl, is sent by an anarchist group to blow up Trevor's plant. Rozika learns of Carl's plans and locks him in a closet, but he breaks through and shoots Trevor. After chases, gunfights and killings, German spies explode the factory. The wounded and financially ruined Trevor, realizing that his marital conflict is now over, says of his factory's destruction, "It is better so."
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