The Way of a Woman


60m 1919

Brief Synopsis

Nancy Lee is a well-bred member of the Virginia aristocracy. Her father forbids her marriage to the man she loves for reasons of social inequality. She consents to marry a wealthy man on her social plane in order to help her family out of difficulty, but he eventually leaves her a desolate widow in New York. Her efforts to extricate herself from this dilemma further subject her to shame, and disaster looms unless the young man she loved can save her.

Film Details

Also Known As
Nancy Lee
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Jul 27, 1919
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Norma Talmadge Film Corp.
Distribution Company
Select Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Nancy Lee by Eugene Walter, H. Crownin Wilson (New York, 9 Apr 1918).

Technical Specs

Duration
60m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5-6 reels

Synopsis

Nancy Lee, the daughter of a poor but aristocratic Virginia family, rejects Anthony Weir because of her parents' objection to his social standing. Instead, she marries wealthy New Yorker George Trevor, a drunkard, who dies, leaving Nancy penniless. Nancy borrows a large sum of money from Anthony's nephew Douglas, who is in love with her. Douglas has actually embezzled the money, and when he is unable to repay it, Anthony, returning from a trip abroad, accuses Nancy of "bleeding" his nephew and demands that Nancy pay back the money. When Nancy sells her jewels and furs, Anthony becomes convinced of her real worth, and they wed.

Film Details

Also Known As
Nancy Lee
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Jul 27, 1919
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Norma Talmadge Film Corp.
Distribution Company
Select Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Nancy Lee by Eugene Walter, H. Crownin Wilson (New York, 9 Apr 1918).

Technical Specs

Duration
60m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5-6 reels

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Notes

This film was originally entitled Nancy Lee. Contemporary sources disagreed over whether the film was five or six reels long.