The Woman God Forgot

The Woman God Forgot
The Woman God Forgot
	Lobby poster
Directed by	Cecil B. DeMille; Cullen Tate (asst. director)
Written by	William C. de Mille; Jeanie MacPherson
Produced by	Cecil B. DeMille; Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Geraldine Farrar; Wallace Reid
Cinematography	Charles Schoenbaum; Alvin Wyckoff
Edited by	Cecil B. DeMille
Production; company	Famous Players–Lasky/Artcraft
Distributed by	Artcraft Pictures Corp.
Release date	October 28, 1917;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Woman God Forgot is a 1917 American silent romance film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Geraldine Farrar.^[1] Art direction for the film was done by Wilfred Buckland.

Location shooting for he film took place in Santa Monica, California and Yosemite National Park.^[2]

Plot[edit]

The Exhibitors Herald, a trade magazine for independent cinemas, provides a description of the film.^[3] Moctezuma (Hatton), the Aztec king, resents the intrusion of the Spanish who have come to convert the Aztecs to Christianity. But Tecza (Farrar), daughter of the king, loves Alvarado (Reid), one of the Spanish captains, and she allows the Spanish soldiers to enter the palace. After a terrific battle, she is the only surviving Aztec and the Spanish allow her to depart in peace. Alvarado then comes wooing the last of the Aztecs and wins her.

Cast[edit]

Wallace Reid as Alvarado
Raymond Hatton as Moctezuma
Hobart Bosworth as Cortez
Theodore Kosloff as Guatemoco
Walter Long as Taloc (High Priest)
Julia Faye as Tecza's handmaiden
Olga Grey as Aztec woman
Geraldine Farrar as Tecza (daughter of Moctezuma)
Charley Rogers as Cacamo (as Charles Rogers)
Ramon Novarro as Aztec man (uncredited)
Louis Weinberg a.k.a. David Marvel as Indian Prince (vaudeville dancer)

Reception[edit]

A staff writer for The New York Times referred to the film as "a colorful and magnificently mounted romance"; however, they believed its plot was "somewhat primitive".^[4]

Preservation[edit]

Complete 35 mm prints of The Woman God Forgot are held by the George Eastman Museum^[1] and the Cineteca Del Friuli in Gemona.^[5]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Progressive Silent Film List: The Woman God Forgot". silentera.com. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
^ "The Woman God Forgot". afi.com. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
^ "Reviews: The Woman God Forgot". Exhibitors Herald. 5 (19). New York: Exhibitors Herald Company: 28. November 3, 1917.
^ "Farrar in Spanish Film.; Prima Donna Appears in "The Woman God Forgot."". The New York Times. October 29, 1917. Archived from the original on February 27, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: The Woman God Forgot". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

External links[edit]

The Woman God Forgot at IMDb
The Woman God Forgot at AllMovie

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[silentera-1] "Progressive Silent Film List: The Woman God Forgot". silentera.com. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

[afi-2] "The Woman God Forgot". afi.com. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

[3] "Reviews: The Woman God Forgot". Exhibitors Herald. 5 (19). New York: Exhibitors Herald Company: 28. November 3, 1917.

[4] "Farrar in Spanish Film.; Prima Donna Appears in "The Woman God Forgot."". The New York Times. October 29, 1917. Archived from the original on February 27, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2024.

[American_Silent_Feature_Film_Database-5] "American Silent Feature Film Database: The Woman God Forgot". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

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