''The Woman and the World'' is a 1916 American silent drama film starring

Jeanne Eagels Jeanne Eagels (born Eugenia Eagles; June 26, 1890 – October 3, 1929) was an American stage and film actress. A former Ziegfeld Girl, Eagels went on to greater fame on Broadway and in the emerging medium of sound films. She was posthumously n ...

as a prostitute who seeks a second chance in the countryside. It was based on the 1914 play ''Outcast'' starring

Elsie Ferguson Elsie Louise Ferguson (August 19, 1883 – November 15, 1961) was an American stage and film actress. Early life Born in New York City, Elsie Ferguson was the only child of Hiram and Amelia Ferguson. Her father was a successful attorney. Raise ...

. It was remade in 1922 as '' Outcast'', starring Ferguson; in 1928 with

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, also titled '' Outcast''; and with

Bette Davis Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress with a career spanning more than 50 years and 100 acting credits. She was noted for playing unsympathetic, sardonic characters, and was famous for her p ...

in 1935 as ''

The Girl from 10th Avenue ''The Girl from 10th Avenue'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Alfred E. Green. The screenplay by Charles Kenyon is based on the 1914 play ''Outcast'' by Hubert Henry Davies. The film was released in the United Kingdom as ''Men on Her M ...

''. The film is available on DVD ''The World and the Woman'' at the silentera.com database
/ref> and online.The World and the Woman (1916)
(full film)

Cast

as A Woman of the Streets *

Boyd Marshall Boyd Marshall (June 22, 1884 – November 10, 1950) was an American actor of the stage and screen during the early decades of the 20th century. Born in Ohio in 1884, he moved to New York to pursue a career in acting. He began on the stage and i ...

as The Man *

Thomas A. Curran Thomas A. Curran (May 29, 1879 – January 24, 1941), was an Australian-born American actor on the stage and in motion pictures. Between 1915 and 1941 he appeared in 60 films, the last of which was ''Citizen Kane'', in which he played the u ...

as James Palmer *Grace DeCarlton as Mrs. Jim Rollins *Wayne Arey as Jim Rollins *Carey L. Hastings as Anna Graham * Ethelmary Oakland as Sunny

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* * * (incorrect year of release) 1916 films 1916 drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films about prostitution in the United States Films directed by Frank Lloyd Silent American drama films Surviving American silent films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub