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1928 film

The Woman Disputed
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Henry King, Sam Taylor
Written by	C. Gardner Sullivan
Produced by	Joseph M. Schenck Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	September 1928 (1928-09)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Sound film (Synchronized)

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.

Norma Talmadge stars as a good-hearted Austrian prostitute drawn into a romantic triangle on the eve of World War I. Based on a Denison Clift play, the nationalities of the characters had to be adjusted to satisfy official complaints registered with the MPPDA from the German government.

This film would be the last film Talmadge made without audible dialogue. After this film was completed she separated from her husband and producer Schenck. Talmadge would spend much of the following year on vocal lessons in preparation for her first talking picture. Talmadge appeared in two talking films. The lackluster response to them forced her into an early retirement.

Cast

Norma Talmadge as Mary Ann Wagner
Gilbert Roland as Paul Hartman
Arnold Kent as Nika Turgenov
Boris de Fast as Passerby
Michael Vavitch as Father Roche
Gustav von Seyffertitz as Otto Krueger
Gladys Brockwell as Countess
Nicholas Soussanin as Count

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled "Woman Disputed (I Love You)" which was written by Bernie Grossman and Edward Ward.

Preservation

The film is extant at the Library of Congress film archive, and has been exhibited for audiences in recent years.

References

The Silent Cinema Reader By Lee Grieveson, Peter Krämer, page 323
Silent Stars By Jeanine Basinger, page 156

External links

The Woman Disputed at IMDb
The Woman Disputed is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
The Woman Disputed synopsis at AllMovie
original New York Times review

v t e Guy de Maupassant's "Boule de Suif" (1880)
Films	The Woman Disputed (1918 silent) Boule de Suif (1934 Soviet) Mademoiselle Fifi (1944) The Escape (1944) Boule de Suif (1945 French)
Other	The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif (2006 opera)

v t e Films directed by Henry King
Should a Wife Forgive? (1915) Joy and the Dragon (1916) Little Mary Sunshine (1916) Pay Dirt (1916) Shadows and Sunshine (1916) The Climber (1917) The Mate of the Sally Ann (1917) Twin Kiddies (1917) Told at Twilight (1917) Vengeance of the Dead (1917) Souls in Pawn (1917) Sunshine and Gold (1917) The Bride's Silence (1917) A Game of Wits (1917) Southern Pride (1917) All the World to Nothing (1918) Beauty and the Rogue (1918) Powers That Prey (1918) Hearts or Diamonds? (1918) Up Romance Road (1918) The Locked Heart (1918) Hobbs in a Hurry (1918) Social Briars (1918) Where the West Begins (1919) Brass Buttons (1919) Some Liar (1919) Six Feet Four (1919) A Sporting Chance (1919) This Hero Stuff (1919) 23 1/2 Hours' Leave (1919) A Fugitive from Matrimony (1919) Haunting Shadows (1919) When a Man Rides Alone (1919) The White Dove (1920) Uncharted Channels (1920) One Hour Before Dawn (1920) Help Wanted – Male (1920) Dice of Destiny (1920) The Mistress of Shenstone (1921) When We Were 21 (1921) The Sting of the Lash (1921) Salvage (1921) Tol'able David (1921) The Bond Boy (1922) The Seventh Day (1922) Sonny (1922) Fury (1923) The White Sister (1923) Romola (1924) Sackcloth and Scarlet (1925) Any Woman (1925) Stella Dallas (1925) The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) Partners Again (1926) The Magic Flame (1927) The Woman Disputed (1928) She Goes to War (1929) Hell Harbor (1930) The Eyes of the World (1930) Lightnin' (1930) Merely Mary Ann (1931) Over the Hill (1931) The Woman in Room 13 (1932) State Fair (1933) I Loved You Wednesday (1933) Carolina (1934) Marie Galante (1934) One More Spring (1935) Way Down East (1935) The Country Doctor (1936) Ramona (1936) Lloyd's of London (1936) Seventh Heaven (1937) In Old Chicago (1938) Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) Jesse James (1939) Stanley and Livingstone (1939) Little Old New York (1940) Maryland (1940) Chad Hanna (1940) A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941) Remember the Day (1941) The Black Swan (1942) The Song of Bernadette (1943) Wilson (1944) A Bell for Adano (1945) Margie (1946) Captain from Castile (1947) Deep Waters (1948) Prince of Foxes (1948) Twelve O'Clock High (1949) The Gunfighter (1950) I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951) David and Bathsheba (1951) Wait till the Sun Shines, Nellie (1952) O. Henry's Full House (1952) The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) King of the Khyber Rifles (1953) Untamed (1955) Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) Carousel (1956) The Sun Also Rises (1957) The Bravados (1958) This Earth Is Mine (1959) Beloved Infidel (1959) Tender Is the Night (1962)

Films directed by Henry King

Should a Wife Forgive? (1915)
Joy and the Dragon (1916)
Little Mary Sunshine (1916)
Pay Dirt (1916)
Shadows and Sunshine (1916)
The Climber (1917)
The Mate of the Sally Ann (1917)
Twin Kiddies (1917)
Told at Twilight (1917)
Vengeance of the Dead (1917)
Souls in Pawn (1917)
Sunshine and Gold (1917)
The Bride's Silence (1917)
A Game of Wits (1917)
Southern Pride (1917)
All the World to Nothing (1918)
Beauty and the Rogue (1918)
Powers That Prey (1918)
Hearts or Diamonds? (1918)
Up Romance Road (1918)
The Locked Heart (1918)
Hobbs in a Hurry (1918)
Social Briars (1918)
Where the West Begins (1919)
Brass Buttons (1919)
Some Liar (1919)
Six Feet Four (1919)
A Sporting Chance (1919)
This Hero Stuff (1919)
23 1/2 Hours' Leave (1919)
A Fugitive from Matrimony (1919)
Haunting Shadows (1919)
When a Man Rides Alone (1919)
The White Dove (1920)
Uncharted Channels (1920)
One Hour Before Dawn (1920)
Help Wanted – Male (1920)
Dice of Destiny (1920)
The Mistress of Shenstone (1921)
When We Were 21 (1921)
The Sting of the Lash (1921)
Salvage (1921)
Tol'able David (1921)
The Bond Boy (1922)
The Seventh Day (1922)
Sonny (1922)
Fury (1923)
The White Sister (1923)
Romola (1924)
Sackcloth and Scarlet (1925)
Any Woman (1925)
Stella Dallas (1925)
The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926)
Partners Again (1926)
The Magic Flame (1927)
The Woman Disputed (1928)
She Goes to War (1929)
Hell Harbor (1930)
The Eyes of the World (1930)
Lightnin' (1930)
Merely Mary Ann (1931)
Over the Hill (1931)
The Woman in Room 13 (1932)
State Fair (1933)
I Loved You Wednesday (1933)
Carolina (1934)
Marie Galante (1934)
One More Spring (1935)
Way Down East (1935)
The Country Doctor (1936)
Ramona (1936)
Lloyd's of London (1936)
Seventh Heaven (1937)
In Old Chicago (1938)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Jesse James (1939)
Stanley and Livingstone (1939)
Little Old New York (1940)
Maryland (1940)
Chad Hanna (1940)
A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)
Remember the Day (1941)
The Black Swan (1942)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
Wilson (1944)
A Bell for Adano (1945)
Margie (1946)
Captain from Castile (1947)
Deep Waters (1948)
Prince of Foxes (1948)
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
The Gunfighter (1950)
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951)
David and Bathsheba (1951)
Wait till the Sun Shines, Nellie (1952)
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
Untamed (1955)
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
Carousel (1956)
The Sun Also Rises (1957)
The Bravados (1958)
This Earth Is Mine (1959)
Beloved Infidel (1959)
Tender Is the Night (1962)

v t e Films directed by Sam Taylor
Never Weaken (1921) Dr. Jack (1922) The Mohican's Daughter (1922) Safety Last! (1923) Why Worry? (1923) Girl Shy (1924) Hot Water (1924) The Freshman (1925) For Heaven's Sake (1926) Exit Smiling (1926) My Best Girl (1927) Tempest (1928) The Woman Disputed (1928) Coquette (1929) The Taming of the Shrew (1929) Du Barry, Woman of Passion (1930) Kiki (1931) Skyline (1931) Ambassador Bill (1931) Devil's Lottery (1932) Out All Night (1933) The Cat's-Paw (1934) Vagabond Lady (1935) Nothing but Trouble (1944)

Films directed by Sam Taylor

Never Weaken (1921)
Dr. Jack (1922)
The Mohican's Daughter (1922)
Safety Last! (1923)
Why Worry? (1923)
Girl Shy (1924)
Hot Water (1924)
The Freshman (1925)
For Heaven's Sake (1926)
Exit Smiling (1926)
My Best Girl (1927)
Tempest (1928)
The Woman Disputed (1928)
Coquette (1929)
The Taming of the Shrew (1929)
Du Barry, Woman of Passion (1930)
Kiki (1931)
Skyline (1931)
Ambassador Bill (1931)
Devil's Lottery (1932)
Out All Night (1933)
The Cat's-Paw (1934)
Vagabond Lady (1935)
Nothing but Trouble (1944)

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