The Woman From Hell


1929

Brief Synopsis

Dee Renaud is a girl playing the "Devil" in an amusement concession at a beach resort. Slick Glicks, the barker, promises the yokels that if they're able to catch the "Lady From Hell," she will reward them with a kiss. But when Glicks tries to go beyond kissing, Dee is rescued by Jim Coakley, son of a New England lighthouse keeper. She marries him out of gratitude and they move to his home on an island off the rockbound coast. Dee tries to convince Jim's salty old father, Pat, that she'll be a good and faithful wife. But she's a passionate woman with a bit of the devil in her, and she flirts with Jim's best friend Alf, who invites her to elope to Havana with him. When Pat is incapacitated, however, Dee loyally remains in the lighthouse to operate the beam and avert a shipwreck.

Film Details

Release Date
Apr 21, 1929
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
5,442ft (6 reels)

Synopsis

Jim, the son of a New England lighthouse keeper, marries Bee, a girl playing the "Devil" in an amusement concession at a beach resort, and takes her with him to his home on an island off the rockbound coast. Jim and Bee later return to the concession, and Slick Glicks, the barker, attempts to persuade Bee to come back to work, making Jim jealous. Jim and Bee quarrel and return to the lighthouse. Jim's irrational jealousy of the barker continues, and he goes to the mainland to have it out with Slick Glicks. Glicks sees him coming, however, and sneaks out to the lighthouse, attempting to persuade Bee to elope to Havana with him. Jim returns, and the two men Jim eventually comes to realize the innate goodness and loyalty of Bee, and everything turns out all right.

Film Details

Release Date
Apr 21, 1929
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
5,442ft (6 reels)

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