The Woman Disputed
AKA La Femme disputée in France
(1928) American
B&W : Nine reels
Directed by Henry King and Sam Taylor

Cast: Norma Talmadge, Gilbert Roland, Arnold Kent, Boris de Fas, Michael Vavitch, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Gladys Brockwell, Nicholas Soussanin, Albert Ballin [extra]

Joseph M. Schenck Productions production; distributed by United Artists Corporation. / Produced by Joseph M. Schenck. Scenario by C. Gardner Sullivan, from the play The Woman Disputed by Denison Clift inspired by the short story “Boule de Suif” by Guy de Maupassant. Theme song “Woman Disputed, I Love You” by Edward Grossman and Ted Ward. Art direction by William Cameron Menzies. Cinematography by Oliver Marsh. Edited by Hal Kern. Music by Hugo Riesenfeld. / Released 21 October 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. Western Electric Movietone sound-on-film sound system. / Talmadge’s last silent film. / Silent film, with synchronized music and sound effects.

Drama.

Survival Status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive [35mm positive, silent version].

Keywords: Synchronized sound film

Listing updated: 17 October 2004.

References: Kobal-Fifty p. 39; Schuchman-Hollywood p. 27; Vermilye-Twenties pp. 209-210; Weaver-Twenty p. 452 : Website-Talmadge.