The Woman Who Did (film)
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The Woman Who Did is a 1915 British
silent
drama film
directed by Walter West
and starring Eve Balfour
, Thomas H. MacDonald
and George Foley
. It was adapted from the 1895 novel The Woman Who Did
by Grant Allen
. It follows the life of Herminia Barton, a Cambridge-educated woman as she tries to make it in the world by herself.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
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...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Walter West
Walter West (director)
Walter West was a British film director. He was a partner in the film production company Broadwest Films.-Broadwest:...
and starring Eve Balfour
Eve Balfour (actress)
-Selected filmography:* The Woman Who Did * Jack Tar * Burnt Wings * Cynthia in the Wilderness * The Woman of the Iron Bracelets * The Scarlet Wooing * The Black Sheep * Fathoms...
, Thomas H. MacDonald
Thomas H. MacDonald
Thomas H. MacDonald was a British stage and film actor.-Selected filmography:* The Woman Who Did * Jack Tar * Jane Shore * The Tailor of Bond Street * The Hard Way * Burnt Wings...
and George Foley
George Foley (actor)
-Selected filmography:* Jobson's Luck * The Life of Shakespeare * The Woman Who Did * A London Flat Mystery * The Price He Paid * The Answer * Beau Brocade * A Sheffield Blade...
. It was adapted from the 1895 novel The Woman Who Did
The Woman Who Did
The Woman Who Did is a novel by Grant Allen about a young, self-assured middle-class woman who defies convention as a matter of principle and who is fully prepared to suffer the consequences of her actions. It was first published in London by John Lane in a series intended to promote the ideal of...
by Grant Allen
Grant Allen
Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen was a science writer, author and novelist, and a successful upholder of the theory of evolution.-Biography:...
. It follows the life of Herminia Barton, a Cambridge-educated woman as she tries to make it in the world by herself.
Cast
- Eve Balfour
- Thomas H. MacDonaldThomas H. MacDonaldThomas H. MacDonald was a British stage and film actor.-Selected filmography:* The Woman Who Did * Jack Tar * Jane Shore * The Tailor of Bond Street * The Hard Way * Burnt Wings...
- George FoleyGeorge Foley (actor)-Selected filmography:* Jobson's Luck * The Life of Shakespeare * The Woman Who Did * A London Flat Mystery * The Price He Paid * The Answer * Beau Brocade * A Sheffield Blade...
- Lily SaxbyLily Saxby-Selected filmography:* Traffic * Vice and Virtue * The Woman Who Did * Burnt Wings * The Hard Way...