What Every Woman Knows

1h 11min

Comedy

Drama

Alick Wylie agrees to give railroad porter John Shand $300 to help him secure his education and political ambitions on condition that his daughter Maggie has the option of marrying him within five years. Though not in love they marry, and John becomes successful, thanks to Maggie’s input on his speeches, in time being elected to Parliament. Eventually John strays with Lady Sybil and Maggie diplomatically arranges for them to be together. However his next speech without her assistance is a failure and Sybil leaves him out of boredom, it’s then he sees Maggie’s true worth.

Cast

Lois Wilson

Lois Wilson

Maggie Wylie
Conrad Nagel

Conrad Nagel

John Shand
Charles Ogle

Charles Ogle

Alick Wylie
Fred Huntley

Fred Huntley

David Wylie (as Fred Huntly)
Guy Oliver

Guy Oliver

James Wylie
Winter Hall

Winter Hall

Charles Venables
Lillian Tucker

Lillian Tucker

Sybil Tenterden
Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

Comtesse de la Brière
Robert Brower

Robert Brower

Scotch Lawyer

Release date

24th Apr 1921

Status

Released

Spoken languages

No Language