Wonder of Women
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| Directed by | Clarence Brown |
| Written by | Marian Ainslee (titles) Bess Meredyth (Writer) Hermann Sudermann (Novel) |
| Starring | Lewis Stone Leila Hyams Peggy Wood |
| Cinematography | Merritt B. Gerstad |
| Edited by | William LeVanway |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | July 13, 1929 |
Running time | 95 Minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Wonder of Women is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Clarence Brown and starring Lewis Stone, Leila Hyams, and Peggy Wood. It was nominated for Best Writing at the 2nd Academy Awards.[1][2]
Based on the German novel Die Frau des Steffen Tromholt by Hermann Sudermann, the film is now lost with only sound discs surviving at UCLA.[3]
Cast
- Lewis Stone as Stephen Trombolt
- Leila Hyams as Karen
- Peggy Wood as Brigitte
- Harry Myers as Bruno Heim
- Sarah Padden as Anna
- George Fawcett as Doctor
- Blanche Friderici as Stephen Trombolt's housekeeper (as Blanche Frederici)
- Wally Albright as Wulle-Wulle (as Wally Albright Jr.)
- Anita Louise as Lottie (as Anita Fremault)
- Ullrich Haupt as Kurt
See also
External links
- Wonder of Women at IMDb
- Wonder of Women at the TCM Movie Database
- synopsis at AllMovie
References
- ^ "The 2nd Academy Awards (1930) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
- ^ "NY Times: Wonder of Women". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Wonder of Woman
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- 1920s drama films
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- American films
- American black-and-white films
- English-language films
- American drama films
- Films directed by Clarence Brown
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- Films based on German novels
- Films based on works by Hermann Sudermann
- Films set in Germany
- Films about pianos and pianists
- Films made before the MPAA Production Code
- Rediscovered films
- Films with screenplays by Bess Meredyth
- 1920s drama film stubs