Women's Wares

Women's Wares is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Arthur Gregor and starring Evelyn Brent.^[1]

Women's Wares
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Directed by	Arthur Gregor
Written by	Frances Hyland
Story by	E. Morton Hough
Starring	Evelyn Brent
Cinematography	Chester A. Lyons
Production company	Tiffany Pictures
Distributed by	Tiffany Pictures
Release date	October 1, 1927 (1927-10-01)
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

Salesgirl Dolly Morton becomes disillusioned about men after an incident with her boyfriend, so she becomes, with the help of her roommate, a gold digger who takes advantage of men without giving anything in return. However, after the gift of an apartment from a millionaire only results in scorn towards her, she decides to return to her original boyfriend.^[2]

Cast

• Evelyn Brent as Dolly Morton
• Bert Lytell as Robert Crane
• Larry Kent as Jimmie Hayes
• Gertrude Short as Maisie Duncan
• Myrtle Stedman as Mrs. James Crane
• Richard Tucker as Frank Stanton
• Cissy Fitzgerald as Mrs. Frank Stanton
• Sylvia Ashton as Patron
• Stanhope Wheatcroft as Floorwalker
• Gino Corrado as Modiste
• Robert Bolder as Boarder
• James T. Mack as Patron (credited as James Mack)

Preservation

A print of Women's Wares is in the film collection of the BFI National Archive.^[3]

References

1. Progressive Silent Film List: Women's Wares at silentera.com
2. Sharot, Stephen (2016). Love and Marriage Across Social Classes in American Cinema. New York: Springer Publishing. p. 145. ISBN 978-3-319-41799-8.
3. Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Women's Wares

External links

• Women's Wares at IMDb
• Cue music for film at www.sfsma.org