The Savage Woman


1918

Film Details

Release Date
Aug 12, 1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Clara Kimball Young Picture Co.
Distribution Company
Select Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play La fille sauvage (The Savage Girl) by Francois de Curel (Paris, 17 Feb 1902).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
4,680ft (5 reels)

Synopsis

After her father, a derelict trader named Jacques Benoit, falls from a cliff and dies, young Renee Benoit is left to roam the Abyssinian wilderness clad only in beads and animal skins. While exploring a ruined temple, Renee is mistaken for the Queen of Sheba by Prince Menelek, who resolves to make her his bride. Then, as she is effecting her escape, she encounters Jean Lerier, a French explorer. Having recently been jilted by a noted Parisian beauty named Aimee Ducharme, Jean decides to take Renee to Paris in the hope that this beautiful and wild young woman will arouse his lover's jealousy. Renee is a success in Paris, but when she realizes that Jean does not love her, she angrily smashes his priceless Abyssinian relics and boards a passing liner bound for Africa. Jean finally recognizes his love for Renee and follows her, but Prince Menelek captures him. When Renee, the "Queen of Sheba," bows before the explorer, however, Menelek releases him, and the lovers are reunited.

Film Details

Release Date
Aug 12, 1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Clara Kimball Young Picture Co.
Distribution Company
Select Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play La fille sauvage (The Savage Girl) by Francois de Curel (Paris, 17 Feb 1902).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
4,680ft (5 reels)

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Notes

This film was made at the Lasky Studio in Hollywood. Although Robert G. Vignola began directing the film, Edmund Mortimer is credited as director in all the reviews and publicity.