The World and the Woman

The Woman and the World is a 1916 American silent drama 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.^[2]

The World and the Woman
Directed by	Frank Lloyd Eugene Moore
Written by	Philip Lonergan William C. deMille
Produced by	Edwin Thanhouser
Starring	Jeanne Eagels Boyd Marshall Thomas A. Curran
Edited by	Martin G. Cohn Jack Natteford
Production company	Thanhouser Film Corp.
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange Golden Rooster Plays
Release date	November 19, 1916 (1916-11-19) [1]
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The World and the Woman (1916)

The film is available on DVD^[3] and online.^[4]

Cast

• Jeanne Eagels as A Woman of the Streets
• Boyd Marshall as The Man
• Thomas A. Curran as James Palmer
• Grace DeCarlton as Mrs. Jim Rollins
• Wayne Arey as Jim Rollins
• Carey L. Hastings as Anna Graham
• Ethelmary Oakland as Sunny

References

1. "The Woman and the World". thanhouser.org. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
2. Outcast as performed on Broadway beginning November 2, 1914; from the IBDB.com database
3. The World and the Woman at the silentera.com database
4. The World and the Woman (1916) (full film)

External links

• The World and the Woman at IMDb
• The World and the Woman at the TCM Movie Database
• The World and the Woman at AllMovie (incorrect year of release)