The World and the Woman

The World and the Woman (1916) is a drama film directed by Frank Lloyd, Eugene Moore rated 3.5/10.

In "The World and the Woman", Jeanne Eagels plays Mary, a prostitute (which is implied by her walking the streets and being hassled by policemen) who reluctantly takes a better position at a country lodge as a maid. In this woodland community, she attends church and the path to Salvation becomes clear to her. Through Mary's faith, the injured folk of the countryside are healed. However, her old employer, whose lustful advances she'd previously spurned, still has designs on her.

Cast

Jeanne Eagels

Mary - A Woman of the Streets

Thomas A. Curran

James Palmer

Grace DeCarlton

Mrs. Jim Rollins/ Bayliss

Wayne Arey

Jim Rollins/ Bayliss

Boyd Marshall

The Man/ Harry Bradley

Carey L. Hastings

Anna Graham

Ethelmary Oakland

Sunny