The Woman and the Puppet (1920 film)

The Woman and the Puppet
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Directed by	Reginald Barker
Written by	Pierre Frondaie (play) J. G. Hawks Pierre Louÿs (novel La femme et le pantin)
Based on	The Woman and the Puppet by Pierre Louÿs
Produced by	Samuel Goldwyn
Starring	Geraldine Farrar Lou Tellegen
Cinematography	Percy Hilburn (French)
Distributed by	Goldwyn Pictures
Release date	April 4, 1920 (1920-04-04)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Woman and the Puppet is a 1920 American silent film starring Geraldine Farrar and Lou Tellegen that was directed by Reginald Barker and produced by Samuel Goldwyn.

Based upon a review in a film publication,^[1] Don Mateo (Tellegen) attempts to bribe the mother (Dione) of Concha Perez (Farrar) so that he can use her as his toy, but Concha leaves and becomes a cigarette girl who dances at a wharf cafe. When Don Mateo discovers her there dancing for some Englishmen, he no longer believes that she is the virtuous maiden who spurned his advances.

Concha convinces him that his suspicions are wrong and unwarranted. The Don is a conceited person used to adulation of senoritas, and when Concha leads him on a chase and vamps him, he becomes enraptured. The lovers then have a series of quarrels, jealousies, and other mishaps until they reach a final understanding.

• Geraldine Farrar as Concha Perez
• Lou Tellegen as Don Mateo
• Dorothy Cumming as Bianca
• Bertram Grassby as Philippe
• Macey Harlam as El Morenito
• Cristina Pereda as Pepa
• Amparito Guillot as Mercedes
• Milton Ross as Miguel
• Rose Dione as Concha's Mother

This film is extant in several film archives.^[2]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Woman and the Puppet (1920 film).

• The Woman and the Puppet at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie
• Progressive Silent Film List: The Woman and the Puppet at silentera.com

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