What Every Woman Wants

What Every Woman Wants

What Every Woman Wants

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What Every Woman Wants

"A PICTURIZATION OF WILLIAM PARKER'S DRAMATIC STORY BUILT AROUND THE DOMINANT DESIRE OF ALL WOMANKIND."

1919

1h 15m

1.0(2 votes)

Drama

Overview

Poor stenographer Gloria Graham believes that clothes make a woman successful in business and as a result she incurs great debts.

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10 members

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Wilfred Lucas

Horace Lennon

Wilfred Lucas

Acting

Grace Darmond

Gloria Graham

Grace Darmond

Acting

Forrest Stanley

Philip Belden

Forrest Stanley

Acting

Bertram Grassby

Marston Hughes

Bertram Grassby

Acting

Barbara Tennant

Phyllis Miles

Barbara Tennant

Acting

Claire Du Brey

Sylvia

Claire Du Brey

Acting

Mary Warren

Mamie Vezey

Mary Warren

Acting

Charles K. French

Attorney for the Defense

Charles K. French

Acting

Percy Challenger

Timothy Dunn

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William De Vaull

Norman

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