The Forgotten Woman (1921 film)

The Forgotten Woman
Directed by	Park Frame
Screenplay by	Evelyn Campbell Catherine Carr
Starring	Pauline Starke J. Frank Glendon
Production company	Pioneer Film Corp.
Release date	July 26, 1921 (1921-07-26) (United States)

The Forgotten Woman is a 1921 silent American melodrama film directed by Park Frame and starring Pauline Stark.[1][2][3]

Plot

A "water waif" named Dixie is adopted by a hateful woman and tricked into marrying the woman's son. After her new husband is arrested on their wedding night, she ends up falling for another man.[4]

Cast

• Pauline Starke as Dixie LaRose
• J. Frank Glendon as Julian LaRose
• Allan Forrest as Keith Demming
• Laura Winston as 'Sis' Maloney
• Roy Coulson as Joe Maloney

Production

Reportedly, Catherine Carr was visiting the Carolinas when she happened upon a group of Southerners who lived a colorful, bohemian lifestyle along a river. Her trip inspired her to write the script for The Forgotten Woman.[1]

References

1. Dean, Daisy (November 16, 1921). "News and Notes from Movieland". The Rock Island Argus. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
2. Munden, Kenneth White; Institute, American Film (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-20969-5.
3. Motion Picture Daily: Formerly Exhibitors Daily Review and Motion Pictures Today. Exhibitors Trade Review, Incorporated. 1921.
4. "Pauline Starke in The Forgotten Waif". The News-Pilot. July 19, 1924. Retrieved December 24, 2019.