The Branded Woman
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The Branded Woman is a 1920
silent
film drama released by First National Pictures. It starred Norma Talmadge
who also produced along with her husband Joseph Schenck
through their production company Norma Talmadge Productions. The film is based on a 1917 Broadway play called Branded by Oliver D. Bailey. The film is extant with a specimen surviving in the Library of Congress
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1920 in film
The year 1920 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks opens.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1920:U.S.A. unless stated*The $1,000,000 Reward...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
film drama released by First National Pictures. It starred Norma Talmadge
Norma Talmadge
Norma Talmadge was an American actress and film producer of the silent era. A major box office draw for more than a decade, her career reached a peak in the early 1920s, when she ranked among the most popular idols of the American screen.Her most famous film was Smilin’ Through , but she also...
who also produced along with her husband Joseph Schenck
Joseph Schenck
Joseph Michael Schenck was a pioneer executive who played a key role in the development of the United States film industry.Born in Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia to a Jewish household, he and his family-including younger brother Nicholas- emigrated to New York City in 1893, he and Nicholas...
through their production company Norma Talmadge Productions. The film is based on a 1917 Broadway play called Branded by Oliver D. Bailey. The film is extant with a specimen surviving in the Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
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Cast
- Norma TalmadgeNorma TalmadgeNorma Talmadge was an American actress and film producer of the silent era. A major box office draw for more than a decade, her career reached a peak in the early 1920s, when she ranked among the most popular idols of the American screen.Her most famous film was Smilin’ Through , but she also...
- Ruth Sawyer - Percy MarmontPercy MarmontPercy Marmont was an English film actor. He appeared in over 80 films between 1916 and 1968. He is best remembered today for playing the title character in Lord Jim the first film version of Joseph Conrad's novel, and for playing one of Clara Bow's love interests in the Paramount Pictures film...
- Douglas Courtenay - Vincent SerranoVincent SerranoVincent Serrano was an American actor in plays and silent films. His best known role was as Lieutenant Denton in the Augustus Thomas play Arizona , which had its New York opening in September 1900. He acted the role in over 1,000 performances. He also appeared in 13 movies, the last of which...
- Velvet Craft - George FawcettGeorge FawcettGeorge Fawcett was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. On stage he appeared in such plays as Ghosts with the controversial Mary Shaw, The Squaw Man with William Faversham, The Great John Ganton with an up-and-coming actress Laurette Taylor in the cast and Getting A Polish with...
- Judge Whitlock - Grace Studdiford - Dot Belmar
- Gaston GlassGaston GlassGaston Glass , was a French-born American actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1917 and 1943.He was born in Paris and died in Santa Monica, California.-Selected filmography:* Little Miss Smiles...
- William Whitlock - Jean Armour - Mrs. Bolton
- Edna MurphyEdna MurphyEdna Murphy was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 80 films between 1918 and 1933. Murphy was voted "Most Photographed Movie Star of 1925" by ScreenLand Magazine....
- Vivian Bolton - Henry Carvill - Henry Bolton(billed H.J. Carvill)
- Charles Lane - Herbert Averill
- Sidney Herbert - Detective
- Edouard Durand - Jeweler
- Henrietta Floyd - Miss Weir