Thy Name Is Woman

Thy Name Is Woman is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo and starring Ramon Novarro and Barbara La Marr.^[2] A copy of the film survives in the Turner Archive.^[3] The film made an estimated profit of more than $100,000.^[1]

Thy Name Is Woman
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Directed by	Fred Niblo
Written by	Bess Meredyth
Based on	Der Weibsteufel (play) by Karl Schönherr
Produced by	Louis B. Mayer
Starring	Ramon Novarro Barbara La Marr
Cinematography	Victor Milner
Edited by	Lloyd Nosler
Distributed by	Metro Pictures
Release date	February 4, 1924 (1924-02-04)
Running time	9 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)
Budget	$175,000[1]
Box office	$388,000 (US/Canada)[1])

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[4] Spanish soldier Juan Ricardo is assigned to obtain evidence against Pedro the Fox, an old smuggler. His acquaintance with Pedro's wife Guerita ripens into mutual love. When Guerita and Juan are about to depart, her elderly husband approaches under the pretense of giving her a farewell kiss, but instead stabs and kills her. Pedro then falls dead from the reactive shock of his own deed. Juan is then arrested and charged with having failed in his mission. The intercession of Dolores, the daughter of the Commandante who is in love with Juan, brings about his release.

Cast

• Ramon Novarro as Juan Ricardo
• Barbara La Marr as Guerita
• William V. Mong as Pedro the Fox (Guerita's husband)
• Wallace MacDonald as Capt. Rodrigo de Castelar
• Robert Edeson as The Commandante
• Edith Roberts as Dolores (The Commandante's daughter)
• Claire McDowell as Juan's mother

See also

• A Devil of a Woman (1951)
• Der Weibsteufel (1966)