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The World and the Woman

The World and the Woman

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 18, 1916

Runtime

1h 6m

Genres

Drama

User Score

35%

Original Title

The World and the Woman

Production Companies

Thanhouser Company, Candler Pictures

Director

Frank Lloyd

Description

In "The World and the Woman", Jeanne Eagels plays Mary, a prostitute (which is implied by her walking the streets and being hassled by policemen) who reluctantly takes a better position at a country lodge as a maid. In this woodland community, she attends church and the path to Salvation becomes clear to her. Through Mary's faith, the injured folk of the countryside are healed. However, her old employer, whose lustful advances she'd previously spurned, still has designs on her.