Why Women Love (also known as Sea Woman) is a 1925 American silent drama film produced and directed by Edwin Carewe and distributed by First National Pictures. Blanche Sweet starred in the film which was based on the Broadway play The Sea Woman, by Willard Robertson.[1]

Why Women Love
Still with Blanche Sweet and Robert Frazer
Directed byEdwin Carewe
Written byLois Leeson (adaptation)
Ralph Spence (intertitles)
Screenplay byLois Leeson
Based onThe Sea Woman
by Willard Robertson
Produced byEdwin Carewe
StarringBlanche Sweet
CinematographyRobert Kurrle
Al M. Green
Edited byEdward McDermott
Production
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Edwin Carewe Productions
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • October 18, 1925 (1925-10-18)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[2] a young woman whose lover is a sea captain is reported lost at sea when fire destroys her father’s ship. In reality, the young woman has been rescued and has undertaken to care for the daughter of her rescuer, who was a lighthouse keeper. After a series of thrilling adventures revolving around the lighthouse keeper’s daughter, the young woman and her lover are reunited.

Cast

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Production

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The film's working title was Barriers Aflame. An alternative title was The Sea Woman. The film was shot on location at Point Lobos in Monterey County, California.[1]

Preservation

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With no prints of Why Women Love located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Progressive Silent Film List: Why Women Love at silentera.com
  2. ^ "New Pictures: Why Women Love", Exhibitors Herald, 23 (6), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 58, October 31, 1925, retrieved November 2, 2022   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Why Women Love
  4. ^ Why Women Love at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: First National Pictures 1925
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