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What Women Want

What Women Want

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 1, 1920

Genres

Drama

Original Title

What Women Want

Production Companies

American Cinema Corporation

Director

George Archainbaud

Description

During World War I, Francine D'Espard, a young French woman, meets William Holliday, a U.S. Army officer at the front, and they become engaged. Returning to America, William finds his father at the mercy of his business rival, Ezekiel Bates. Shortly after, when Francine arrives in America to marry her fiancé, she is informed that her lover is about to marry Bates's daughter Susan. Her love now turning to hate, Francine devotes herself to the task of destroying her former suitor.