The Woman from Hell, known in some markets as The Woman from Luna or The Woman of Damnation,[1] is a 1929 American sound film drama produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation and starring Mary Astor. Although the film had no dialogue, it featured a synchronized Movietone sound track of music and sound effects.[2] This was Dean Jagger's film debut. It is considered to be a lost film.[3]
| The Woman from Hell | |
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| Directed by | A. F. Erickson (Adolph Fred "Buddy" Erickson) Ewing Scott (ass't director) |
| Written by | Jaime Del Rio (story) Lois Leeson (story) Annette Scarborough (adapt.) George Scarborough (adapt.) Ray Doyle (writer) Charles Kenyon (writer) Malcolm Stuart Boylan (intertitles) |
| Produced by | William Fox James Kevin McGuinness |
| Starring | Mary Astor |
| Cinematography | Conrad Wells |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles) |
Plot edit
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.
Cast edit
- Mary Astor - Dee Renaud
- Robert Armstrong - Alf
- Dean Jagger - Jim Coakley
- Roy D'Arcy - 'Slick' Glicks
- May Boley - Mother Price
- James Bradbury Sr. - Pat
- Billy Gilbert
See also edit
References edit
- ^ The Woman from Hell (1929) - IMDb, retrieved November 20, 2020
- ^ The Woman from Hell at silentera.com
- The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971 - ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Woman from Hell
External links edit
- The Woman from Hell at IMDb
- The Woman from Hell synopsis at AllMovie
- THE WOMAN FROM HELL; lobby poster
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