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What Every Woman Knows (1917)

What Every Woman Knows poster
Directed by
Fred W. Durrant
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
United Kingdom
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman uses her quiet intelligence to help her husband succeed in politics. The story shows how her unseen efforts guide his career and their marriage.

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What happens

What Every Woman Knows is a 1917 British comedy drama film directed by Fred W. Durrant and starring Hilda Trevelyan, Madge Tree and Maud Yates. It is an adaptation of the 1908 play What Every Woman Knows by J.M. Barrie. American versions were filmed in 1921 and 1934. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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