Women Go on Forever

1931 1h 4m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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In a New York boarding house, owner Daisy Bowman becomes romantically involved with new tenant Jake while among the other residents taxi driver Eddie, fiancé of Betty, is framed for murder by a gangster and imprisoned without telling Betty. The faithless Jake makes a play for Betty, causing him to quarrel with Daisy. Attempting to strangle her he is shot dead by Betty’s blind son. One of Jake’s cohorts, Pete, tries to take advantage of a drunk Betty but when Daisy tries to intervene, he threatens to tell the police who really killed Jake. Meanwhile, Eddie has been released from jail, he returns to find a drunken Betty with Pete and misunderstands. Jake's brother arrives looking for vengeance and believing Eddie murdered Jake, but Daisy tells him it was Pete. In the ensuing shoot out both are killed, and Daisy helps Eddie and Betty reunite.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Clara Kimball Young
Daisy Bowman
Marian Nixon
Betty
Paul Page
Eddie
Thomas E. Jackson
Detective
Yola d'Avril
Pearl
Nellie V. Nichols
Mrs. Givner
Morgan Wallace
Jake
Maurice Black
Pete

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Walter Lang
Writers: Daniel Nathan Rubin
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 64-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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95 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Walter Lang, shot by Charles Schoenbaum. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Clara Kimball Young and Marian Nixon and Paul Page carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0022573 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Walter Lang directs. Charles Schoenbaum behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 64-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
295 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Walter Lang, shot by Charles Schoenbaum. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Clara Kimball Young and Marian Nixon and Paul Page carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0022573 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.