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The Woman Disputed. The Woman Disputed is a 1928 American synchronized sound film. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The plot draws in part on the 1880 short story "Boule de Suif" by French writer Guy de Maupassant .
- Silent film
- C. Gardner Sullivan
- Joseph M. Schenck Productions
The Woman Disputed: Directed by Henry King, Sam Taylor. With Norma Talmadge, Gilbert Roland, Arnold Kent, Boris de Fast. An adventuress in love with an Austrian agrees to become the mistress of a Russian officer in exchange for the release of Austrian hostages.
- (129)
- Drama, History, Romance
- Henry King, Sam Taylor
- 1928-09
King apparently disliked The Woman Disputed, and according to de Groat, Sam Taylor, co-credited as director, completed some scenes in the film. King’s career spanned half a century, ending with 1962’s Tender Is the Night, and his transition to talkies was seamless. Talmadge had a harder time. In silent films, she had played a variety of roles.
the-woman-disputed_1928 Location USA Scanner Internet Archive Python library 3.0.2 Temp-fix-audio true Writer Denison Clift Guy de Maupassant C. Gardner Sullivan ...
The Woman Disputed is a 1928 American synchronized sound film. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The plot draws in part on the 1880 short story "Boule de Suif" by French writer Guy de Maupassant.
With the sound revolution swiftly approaching, Talmadge made her list silent, Woman Disputed, in 1928. Based on Guy de Maupassant's Boule de Suif, it is a remarkable film which, unseen for many years, has received an unjustly negative reputation. Director Henry King reportedly disliked the picture and some scenes were completed by Sam Taylor.
