The Woman and the Puppet
Also known as La femme et le pantin in France; Asszony és a bábu in Hungary; 婦人と操り人形 in Japan; Glödande kärlek in Sweden
(1920) United States of America
B&W : [?] Six or Seven? reels
Directed by Reginald Barker
Cast: Geraldine Farrar [Concha Perez], Lou-Tellegen [Don Mateo], Dorothy Cumming [Bianca], Bertram Grassby [Philippe], Macey Harlan (Macey Harlam) [El Morenito], Cristina Pereda [Pepa], Amparito Guillot [Mercedes], Milton Ross [Miguel], Madame Rose Dione (Rose Dione) [Concha’s mother]
Diva Pictures, Incorporated, production; distributed by Goldwyn Distributing Corporation. / Scenario by J.G. Hawks, from the play adaptation La femme et le pantin (The Woman and the Puppet) by Pierre Louys and Pierre Frondaie of the novel La femme et le pantin (The Woman and the Puppet) by Pierre Louys. Cinematography by Percy Hilburn. / © 28 March 1920 by Diva Pictures, Incorporated [LP14941]. Released April 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in Hungary as Asszony és a bábu on 5 August 1922. The novel was subsequently filmed as The Woman and the Puppet (1929).
Drama.
Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.5063.
Survival status: Prints exist in the Gosfilmofond film archive; in the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’image animée [CNC] film archive; and in the Cinematheque Royale de Belgique film archive.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 28 November 2023.
References: AFI-F1 n. F1.5063; Everson-American pp. 154, 155; Menefee-Bernhardt p. 31 : Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.
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