The Female of the Species (1912)

1912 · Silent film · 14 min · dir. D.W. Griffith

A Psychological Tragedy

• Drama

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Synopsis

A man and three women leave an abandoned mining town and travel across the desert. After the man's death, his wife plans revenge against her companion, whom the wife suspects had an affair with her deceased husband.

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Details

Director

D.W. Griffith

Studio

American Mutoscope & Biograph

Released

1912-04-15

Running time

14 minutes

Language

English

Collection

Silent Hall of Fame, Silent Films, Feature Films

Subjects on the Internet Archive

• G.W. Bitzer
• D.W. Griffith
• Claire McDowell
• Mary Pickford
• Dorothy Bernard
• Charles West
• Biograph Company
• silent film
• silent era
• silent drama

Cast & crew

• D.W. Griffith Director
• Charles West
• Claire McDowell
• Mary Pickford
• Dorothy Bernard

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