Hail the Woman
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
John Griffith Wray
Florence Vidor
Lloyd Hughes
Theodore Roberts
Gertrude Claire
Madge Bellamy
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Synopsis
Oliver Beresford, a bigoted New England farmer, puts women in their place with his uncompromising creed, "Men and their sons first." His son, David, who is studying for the ministry, secretly marries Nan, stepdaughter of the village odd-jobs man, and when Beresford learns that David is responsible for her pregnancy, and Nan does not reveal their marriage, he buys off her father, who drives her from home. She goes to New York, where her child is born, and she and the baby suffer from want and poverty while David maintains a cringing silence. The other daughter, Judith, defends Nan and also is driven from home; in New York she finds Nan, learns of her marriage, and after Nan dies cares for the child. Later, Judith returns with the child to her New England home on the day David is to be ordained as a missionary. Confronted by his child in the presence of the congregation, he confesses his sin and remorsefully acknowledges his son.
Director
John Griffith Wray
Cast
Florence Vidor
Lloyd Hughes
Theodore Roberts
Gertrude Claire
Madge Bellamy
Tully Marshall
Vernon Dent
Edward Martindel
Charles Meredith
Mathilde Brundage
Eugene Hoffman
Muriel Frances Dana
Crew
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1921
Released in United States 1978
Released in United States 1921
Released in United States 1978 (Shown at FILMEX: Los Angeles International Film Exposition (Special Programs - Treasures From the Museum of Modern Art Film Archives) April 13 - May 7, 1978.)
