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The World and the Woman is a american film of genre Drama directed by Frank Lloyd released in USA on 18 november 1916 with Jeanne Eagels
The World and the Woman (1916)
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Add to a movie listThe Woman and the World is a 1916 silent film starring Jeanne Eagels as a prostitute who seeks a second chance in the countryside. It was based on the 1914 play Outcast starring Elsie Ferguson. It was remade in 1922 as Outcast, starring Ferguson; in 1928 with Corinne Griffith, also titled Outcast; and with Bette Davis in 1935 as The Girl from 10th Avenue.
The film is available on DVD.
Actors
Jeanne Eagels
(Mary)
Thomas A. Curran
(James Palmer)
Boyd Marshall
(The Man/ Harry Bradley)
Wayne Arey
(Jim Rollins/ Bayliss)
Carey L. Hastings
(Anna Graham)
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