For Woman's Favor

For Woman's Favor
For Woman's Favor
Directed by	O. A. C. Lund
Written by	Giovanni Boccaccio
Produced by	O. A. C. Lund
Starring	Seena Owen
Cinematography	Marcel le Picard; Robert A. Olssen
Production; company	Lund Productions
Distributed by	Lee-Bradford Corporation
Release date	August 1, 1924;
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

For Woman's Favor is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by O. A. C. Lund and starring Seena Owen and Henry Hull.^[1]^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Howard Fiske finds himself penniless and disillusioned and deserted by June Paige, the woman he loves. His friend turns wolf and hounds him for money, demanding that he blackmail the young woman. The young man happens to read the book The Falcon, whose plot resembles his life, and reads how the lover sacrifices all for the woman he loves. When June comes to obtain her letters, the hero gives them to her despite the remonstrances of his friend. June realizes the bigness of his nature and that she still loves him.

Cast

Seena Owen as June Paige
Elliott Dexter as Howard Fiske
Wilton Lackaye as Bracken
Irma Harrison as The Lamb
Henry Hull as The Fool / The Lover
Paul McAllister as The Wolf
Arthur Donaldson as The Brother

Preservation

With no prints of For Woman's Favor located in any film archives,^[4] it is a lost film.

References

^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: For Woman's Favor
^ Pictorial History of the Silent Screen, p. 265, c.1953 by Daniel Blum; Doubleday
^ "New Pictures: For Woman's Favor". Exhibitors Herald. 24 (10). Chicago: Exhibitors Herald Co.: 92 February 20, 1926. Retrieved March 27, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: For Woman's Favor

External links

For Woman's Favor at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie

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[1] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: For Woman's Favor

[2] Pictorial History of the Silent Screen, p. 265, c.1953 by Daniel Blum; Doubleday

[EH-3] "New Pictures: For Woman's Favor". Exhibitors Herald. 24 (10). Chicago: Exhibitors Herald Co.: 92 February 20, 1926. Retrieved March 27, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[4] The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: For Woman's Favor

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