Woman to Woman (1923 film)
Encyclopedia
Woman to Woman is a 1923 British silent
drama film
directed by Graham Cutts
, with Alfred Hitchcock
as the assistant director. The film was adapted from the play Woman to Woman
(1921) by Michael Morton
.
, and is listed as one of the British Film Institute
's "75 Most Wanted
" lost films. To capitalise on the success of the film, Cutts and Hitchcock made another film The White Shadow
with Compson before she returned to the United States.
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 Graham Cutts
Graham Cutts
Graham Cutts was a British film director who was one of the leading British directors in the 1920s. His fellow director A. V. Bramble believed that Gainsborough Pictures had been built on the back of his work. His daughter was actress Patricia Cutts...
, with Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
as the assistant director. The film was adapted from the play Woman to Woman
Woman to Woman (play)
Woman to Woman is a 1921 play by the British writer Michael Morton. During the First World War a British officer and a French dancer meet in a doomed romance.-Film adaptations:...
(1921) by Michael Morton
Michael Morton (dramatist)
Michael Morton was an English dramatist in the early Twentieth Century.His comedy called Detective Sparks opened at the Garrick Theatre in August 1909 to good reviews...
.
Preservation status
As of August 2010, the film is missing from the BFI National ArchiveBFI National Archive
The BFI National Archive is a department of the British Film Institute, and one of the largest film archives in the world. It was originally set up as the National Film Library in 1935; its first curator was Ernest Lindgren. In 1955 its name became the National Film Archive, and in 1992, the...
, and is listed as one of the British Film Institute
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...
's "75 Most Wanted
BFI 75 Most Wanted
The BFI 75 Most Wanted is a list compiled by the British Film Institute of their most sought-after British feature films not currently held in the BFI National Archive, and classified as "missing, believed lost". The films chosen range from quota quickies and B-movies to lavish prestige...
" lost films. To capitalise on the success of the film, Cutts and Hitchcock made another film The White Shadow
The White Shadow (film)
The White Shadow is a British drama film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Betty Compson, Clive Brook, and Henry Victor.Long thought to have been a completely lost film, in August 2011 the National Film Preservation Foundation announced that the first three reels of the six-reel picture had...
with Compson before she returned to the United States.
Cast
- Betty CompsonBetty CompsonBetty Compson was an American actress. Born Eleanor Luicime Compson in Beaver, Utah, she had an extensive film career. Her father died when she was young, and she was forced to drop out of school and earn a living for herself and her mother...
as Louise Boucher / Deloryse - Clive Brook as David Compton / David Anson-Pond
- Josephine EarleJosephine Earle-Selected filmography:* The Fall of a Saint -Selected filmography:* The Fall of a Saint -Selected filmography:* The Fall of a Saint (1920* The Edge of Youth (1920)* Walls of Prejudice (1920)* Branded (1921)* The Way of a Man (1921)* The Knockout (1923)* The Hotel Mouse (1923)* Woman to Woman (1923)...
as Mrs. Anson-Pond - Marie AultMarie AultMarie Ault was a British actress.Born at Wigan, Lancashire, she was a star in many British films of the silent era but is most remembered for her role as Daisy Bunting's mother in The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog directed by Alfred Hitchcock.She also had bit parts in films such as Jamaica...
as Henrietta - Myrtle Peter as Davy
- A. Harding SteermanA. Harding Steerman-Selected filmography:* Iron Justice * A Bid for Fortune * The Elusive Pimpernel * The Manchester Man * Bleak House * Beyond the Dreams of Avarice * Love at the Wheel...
as Doctor - Tom CoventryTom Coventry-Selected filmography:* A Fortune at Stake * The House of Peril * Paddy the Next Best Thing * Dixon's Return * Claude Duval * The Wonderful Wooing * The Squire of Long Hadley...
- Aubrey FitzgeraldAubrey Fitzgerald-Selected filmography:* The Last Witness * The King's Highway * Good Night, Vienna * Discord * The Little Damozel * Peg of Old Drury * When Knights Were Bold * Song of the Forge...
- Donald Searle
- Madge TreeMadge Tree-Selected filmography:* What Every Woman Knows * The Garden of Resurrection * The Silver Bridge * Won by a Head * The House of Peril * The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax...
- George Turner
- Henry VibartHenry VibartHenry Vibart was a Scottish stage and film actor, active from the 1880s until the early 1930s. He appeared in many theatrical roles in the UK and overseas, and featured in over 70 films of the silent era.-Career:...
- Victor McLaglenVictor McLaglenVictor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen was an English boxer and World War I veteran who became a successful film actor.Towards the end of his life he was naturalised as a U.S. citizen.-Early life:...
as Nubian Slave (uncredited)