Jump to content

Woman's Place

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Woman's Place
Newspaper advertisement
Directed byVictor Fleming
Written byJohn Emerson
Anita Loos
Produced byJoseph M. Schenck
StarringConstance Talmadge
CinematographyOliver Marsh
J. Roy Hunt
Distributed byAssociated First National Pictures (later First National Pictures)
Release date
  • October 17, 1921 (1921-10-17)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Woman's Place is a 1921 American romantic comedy film directed by Victor Fleming. It stars Constance Talmadge and Kenneth Harlan. It was produced by Talmadge's brother-in-law, Joseph Schenck and distributed through Associated First National, later First National Pictures.[1][2]

It is a surviving film in the British Film Institute (BFI) in London.[3]

Plot

[edit]

As described in a film magazine,[4] Josephine Gerson (Talmadge) is selected by the woman's party as their candidate for mayor and her fiancé accepts the "machine" nomination, and their engagement ends. In her conflict with the boss of the opposition party Jim Bradley (Harlan), mutual love develops with each determined to win. In an election speech as novel as it is effective, Josephine wins the male voters of the pivotal ninth ward. However, her campaign's neglect of the female vote results in her defeat at the polls by 27 votes. Natural gloom at the loss is dispelled when Bradley announces that he has been won over by her policies and appoints her constituents to vital offices, and a happy ending results.

Cast

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Woman's Place at silentera.com. Retrieved October 10, 2014
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Woman's Place Retrieved October 14, 2014
  3. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Woman's Place Retrieved October 10, 2014
  4. ^ "Reviews: Woman's Place". Exhibitors Herald. 13 (19). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 66. November 5, 1921.
[edit]