Three Women (1924 film)
Three Women, also known as Die Frau, die Freundin und die Dirne, is a 1924 American silent drama film starring May McAvoy, Pauline Frederick, and Marie Prevost, directed by Ernst Lubitsch, and based on the novel Lillis Ehe by Yolande Maree (Iolanthe Mares).
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| Directed by | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Produced by | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Screenplay by | Hanns Kraly |
| Story by | Ernst Lubitsch Hanns Kraly |
| Based on | Lillis Ehe by Yolande Maree |
| Starring | May McAvoy Pauline Frederick Marie Prevost |
| Cinematography | Charles Rosher Charles Van Enger |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers (US) UFA (Germany) |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Budget | $329,000[1] |
| Box office | $438,000[1] |
Cast
- May McAvoy as Jeanne Wilton
- Pauline Frederick as Mrs. Mabel Wilton
- Marie Prevost as Harriet
- Lew Cody as Edmund Lamont
- Willard Louis as Harvey Craig
- Pierre Gendron as Fred Armstrong
- Mary Carr as His mother
- Raymond McKee as Fred's friend
- Max Davidson as The Jeweler (uncredited)
- Charles Farrell as College Boy (uncredited)
- George J. Lewis as College Boy (uncredited)
- Tom Ricketts as The Butler (uncredited)
- Rolfe Sedan as Nightclub patron (uncredited)
- Hal Thompson as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Jane Winton as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Box Office
According to Warner Bros records the film earned $344,000 domestically and $94,000 foreign making it the studio's most popular film of 1924-25.[1]
Preservation status
Prints of Three Women are in the collections of the George Eastman House and Filmmuseum München.[2][3] It was transferred onto 16mm film by Associated Artists Productions[4] in the 1950s and shown on television.
References
- Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 3 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- "Progressive Silent Film List: Three Women". Silent Era. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
- LoC America Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Three Women
- 1957 Movies from AAP Warner Bros. Features & Cartoons Sales Book Directed at TV
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- Stills and reviews at Pauline Frederick site, stanford.edu
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