Women Who Give is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker. It starred Barbara Bedford, Renee Adoree and Frank Keenan. Based upon the novel Cape Cod Folk by Sarah P. MacLean, it was produced by Louis B. Mayer Productions and distributed by MGM.[1]
| Women Who Give | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Reginald Barker |
| Written by | A. P. Younger Bernard McConville J. G. Hawks |
| Based on | Cape Cod Folk by Sarah P. MacLean |
| Produced by | Louis B. Mayer |
| Starring | Barbara Bedford Renee Adoree |
| Cinematography | Percy Hilburn fr |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editAs described in a film magazine review,[2] stern Cape Cod businessman Jonathan Swift has high ambitions for his two children. To prevent a match between his son Noah and Becky, the daughter of Captain Bijonah Keeler, he sends aboard ship. Becky, fearing her approaching motherhood, runs away on Captain Joe Cradlebow's vessel. Captain Cradlebow is an unsuccessful suitor for Emily Swift's hand. The fishing fleet returns home in a terrible storm guided by the beacon light of Captain Keeler's blazing home, which he had set on fire. Noah weds Becky while Emily becomes the wife of Captain Cradlebow.
Cast
edit- Barbara Bedford as Emily Swift
- Frank Keenan as Jonathan Swift
- Renee Adoree as Becky Keeler
- Robert Frazer as Captain Joe Cradlebow
- Joseph J. Dowling as Captain Bijonah Keeler
- Margaret Seddon as Ma Keeler
- Joan Standing as Sophia Higginbottom
- Victor Potel as Ephraim Doolittle
- Eddie Phillips as Noah Swift
- William Eugene as Ezra Keeler
Preservation status
editA print of Women Who Give survives in the MGM Studio library, Turner.[3]
References
edit- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: Women Who Give
- ^ Pardy, George T. (March 29, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Women Who Give". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 26. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Women Who Give
External links
edit- Women Who Give at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lantern slide (archived)
- Still of a scene (archived)
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