What Every Woman Knows (1917 film)
| What Every Woman Knows | |
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| Directed by | Fred W. Durrant |
| Based on | the play What Every Woman Knows by J.M. Barrie |
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Production company | Barker-Neptune |
| Distributed by | Lucoque Films |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
What Every Woman Knows is a 1917 British comedy drama film directed by Fred W. Durrant and starring Hilda Trevelyan, Madge Tree and Maud Yates.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1908 play What Every Woman Knows by J.M. Barrie. American versions were filmed in 1921 and 1934.
Premise
[edit]A young Scottish woman has an arranged marriage with a rising politician and becomes the secret behind his success. However their relationship is threatened by the arrival of a glamorous English socialite who threatens to steal her husband away.
Partial cast
[edit]- Hilda Trevelyan - Maggie Wylie
- Maud Yates - The Comtesse
- Madge Tree - Mother
- A.B. Imeson
References
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Categories:
- 1917 films
- 1917 comedy-drama films
- English-language comedy-drama films
- British films based on plays
- Films based on works by J. M. Barrie
- British silent feature films
- Films set in London
- British black-and-white films
- 1910s English-language films
- 1910s British films
- Silent British comedy-drama films
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- Silent comedy-drama film stubs