''The Savage Woman'' is a 1918 American silent

adventure film The adventure film is a broad genre of film. Some early genre studies found it no different than the Western film or argued that adventure could encompass all Hollywood genres. Commonality was found among historians Brian Taves and Ian Cameron in ...

directed by Edmund Mortimer and

Robert G. Vignola Robert G. Vignola (born Rocco Giuseppe Vignola, August 7, 1882 – October 25, 1953) was an Italian-American actor, screenwriter, and film director. A former stage actor, he appeared in many motion pictures produced by Kalem Company and later mov ...

and starring

Clara Kimball Young Clara Kimball Young (born Edith Matilda Clara Kimball; September 6, 1890 – October 15, 1960) was an American film actress who was popular in the early silent film era. Early life Edith Matilda Clara Kimball was born in Chicago on Septembe ...

Edward Kimball Edward Marshall Kimball (June 26, 1859 – January 4, 1938) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1912 and 1936. Like many older actors of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, he enjoyed a varied stage ...

, and

Milton Sills Milton George Gustavus Sills (January 12, 1882 – September 15, 1930) was an American stage and film actor of the early twentieth century. Biography Sills was born in Chicago, Illinois, into a wealthy family. He was the son of William Henr ...

Cast

as Renee Benoit *

as Jacques Benoit *

as Jean Lerier *

Marcia Manon Marcia Manon (born Marcia Elizabeth Harrison, October 28, 1896 – April 12, 1973) was a film actress active during the silent film era of the 1910s and 1920s. She was a supporting player who worked with stars Mary Pickford, John Barrymore, Ethe ...

as Aimee Ducharme * Clyde Benson as Prince Menelek

Production

While filming in San Pedro, both Clara Kimball Young and her father sustained minor injuries when a shower of rocks fell on top of them. Clara had been hit in the head, and Edward sprained his ankle. Filming resumed shortly afterwards.

Preservation

With no prints of ''The Savage Woman'' located in any film archives, it is a

lost film A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. ...

References

Bibliography

* Monaco, James. ''The Encyclopedia of Film''. Perigee Books, 1991.

External links

* 1918 films 1918 adventure films 1918 lost films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films American black-and-white films American silent feature films English-language adventure films Films directed by Edmund Mortimer Films directed by Robert G. Vignola Lost American adventure films Selznick Pictures films Silent American adventure films Lost silent American films {{1910s-adventure-film-stub