''Womanhandled'' is a 1925 American silent

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produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed through

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. It is based on a short story by Arthur Stringer and stars

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and

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Plot

Bill Dana (

) meets Mollie (

) in the park and is smitten. Mollie expresses admiration for the rugged men of the west, and Bill decides to go to his Uncle Lester's (

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) ranch to man up and deserve Mollie's love. Upon arrival he finds that the west isn't quite so wild anymore, with cowboys herding cows in cars and his uncle spending a lot of time on the golf course. Bill settles in to enjoy his stay, but after a while Mollie announces she is coming for a visit. Bill and Uncle Lester cook up a plan to pass as rugged for a day or so, forcing the cowboys onto horses and dressing the servants up as Native Americans, and Mollie is fooled. When she decides to stay longer, Bill puts on a show of being too rugged. He eats with atrocious table manners and picks a fight with a farmhand. Mollie decides she preferred him un-rugged.

Cast

Preservation

A print of ''Womanhandled'' is held at the

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.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Womanhandled''
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* 1925 films American silent feature films Films directed by Gregory La Cava Famous Players-Lasky films Films based on short fiction Silent American comedy films 1926 comedy films 1926 films American black-and-white films Surviving American silent films 1925 comedy films 1920s American films {{1920s-comedy-film-stub