The Woman and the Puppet (1920 film)

1920 film by Reginald Barker

The Woman and the Puppet

1920 advertisement for film

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.

## Plot

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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.

## Cast

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* 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

## Preservation status

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

## References

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1. ^ "The Woman and the Puppet: Single Track Idea Overwhelmed by Romance". Motion Picture News. 21 (17). New York City: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 3557 April 17, 1920. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
2. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Woman and the Puppet

## External links

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

* The Woman and the Puppet at IMDb
* Progressive Silent Film List: The Woman and the Puppet at silentera.com

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Films directed by Reginald Barker

* The Bargain (1914)
* The Wrath of the Gods (1914)
* The Typhoon (1914)
* The Devil (1915)
* The Coward (1915)
* The Italian (1915)
* On the Night Stage (1915)
* The Aryan (1916)
* Civilization (1916)
* The Iced Bullet (1917)
* Paws of the Bear (1917)
* Sweetheart of the Doomed (1917)
* The Hell Cat (1918)
* The Turn of the Wheel (1918)
* Shackled (1918)
* Shadows (1919)
* The Rustlers (1919)
* The Women and the Puppet (1920)
* Godless Men (1920)
* The Old Nest (1921)
* The Poverty of Riches (1921)
* Hearts Aflame (1923)
* The Eternal Struggle (1923)
* Broken Barriers (1924)
* The Dixie Handicap (1924)
* The Great Divide (1925)
* When the Door Opened (1925)
* The White Desert (1925)
* The Flaming Forest (1926)
* The Frontiersman (1927)
* Body and Soul (1927)
* The Toilers (1928)
* New Orleans (1929)
* Mississippi Gambler (1929)
* The Rainbow (1929)
* The Great Divide (1929)
* The Moonstone (1934)
* Forbidden Heaven (1935)
* The Healer (1935)

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