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The Riddle: Woman is a american film of genre Drama directed by Edward José with Geraldine Farrar

The Riddle: Woman (1920)

The Riddle: Woman
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Length 1h
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OriginUSA
Genres Drama

The Riddle: Woman (1920) is an American silent film drama directed by Edward José, distributed by Pathé Exchange, and starring opera singer Geraldine Farrar in her last film. This film was also the film debut of Madge Bellamy.



^ Progressive Silent Film: The Riddle: Woman at silentera.com

^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Riddle: Woman

Synopsis

Alors qu'elle tentait de se suicider après une histoire d'amour malheureuse, Lilla Gravert est sauvée par Larz Olrik. Elle quitte alors le Danemark pour New York, où elle se marie avec son sauveur. Lors de leur cinquième anniversaire de mariage, Lilla rencontre Eric Helsingor, l'homme qui l'avait trahie. Helsingor lui demande de l'argent contre son silence et Lilla accepte. Lorsque Lilla et Larz adoptent un petit garçon sur les conseils de leur amie commune Kristine, Lilla découvre que l'enfante est en fait le fils de Kristine et Helsingor. Larz suspecte Helsingor de faire chanter Kristine, mais lorsque celui-ci est blessé lors d'une bagarre, Larz l'emmène chez lui pour qu'il guérisse. Helsingor y rencontre Marie Meyer, la fille d'un mentor de Lilla, et tente de la convaincre de fuir avec lui. Face à ces offenses répétées d'Helsingor, Lilla se bat avec lui, mais Kristine arrive et tire sur Helsingor avant de se suicider. Lilla insiste pour que Larz lise les lettres du maître chanteur, mais il les jette dans la cheminée.

Actors

Geraldine Farrar

(Lilla Gravert)Montagu Love

(Larz Olrik)Madge Bellamy

(Marie Meyer)Adele Blood

(Kristine)Frank Losee

(Sigurd Gravert)
And :
Philippe De Lacy
William P. Carleton
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