The Woman Disputed
| The Woman Disputed | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Henry King, Sam Taylor |
| Written by | C. Gardner Sullivan |
| Produced by | Joseph M. Schenck Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Sound film (Synchronized) |
The Woman Disputed is a 1928 American synchronized sound film. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The plot draws in part on the 1880 short story "Boule de Suif" by French writer Guy de Maupassant.
Norma Talmadge stars as a good-hearted Austrian prostitute drawn into a romantic triangle on the eve of World War I. Based on a Denison Clift play, the nationalities of the characters had to be adjusted to satisfy official complaints registered with the MPPDA from the German government.[1]
This film would be the last film Talmadge made without audible dialogue. After this film was completed she separated from her husband and producer Schenck. Talmadge would spend much of the following year on vocal lessons in preparation for her first talking picture.[2] Talmadge appeared in two talking films. The lackluster response to them forced her into an early retirement.
Cast
[edit]- Norma Talmadge as Mary Ann Wagner
- Gilbert Roland as Paul Hartman
- Arnold Kent as Nika Turgenov
- Boris de Fast as Passerby
- Michael Vavitch as Father Roche
- Gustav von Seyffertitz as Otto Krueger
- Gladys Brockwell as Countess
- Nicholas Soussanin as Count
Music
[edit]The film featured a theme song entitled "Woman Disputed (I Love You)" which was written by Bernie Grossman and Edward Ward.
Preservation
[edit]The film is extant at the Library of Congress film archive, and has been exhibited for audiences in recent years.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
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- The Woman Disputed at IMDb
- The Woman Disputed is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- The Woman Disputed synopsis at AllMovie
- original New York Times review
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- 1928 films
- American silent feature films
- American black-and-white films
- Films about prostitution in Austria
- Films based on Boule de Suif
- World War I films set on the Eastern Front
- Films set in Austria
- Films set in Poland
- Films set in Ukraine
- Films set in the 1910s
- Transitional sound films
- Films produced by Joseph M. Schenck
- 1928 romantic drama films
- Films directed by Henry King
- Films directed by Sam Taylor
- 1920s American films
- Silent American romantic drama films
- Synchronized sound films
- 1920s romantic drama film stubs