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Hail the Woman (1921)

Hail the Woman poster
Directed by
John Griffith Wray
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman pushes back against her narrow-minded father and brother in a small town. She insists on living life on her own terms despite family pressure.

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What happens

Hail the Woman is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by John Griffith Wray. Produced by Thomas Ince, it stars Florence Vidor as a woman who takes a stand against the hypocrisy of her father and brother, played by Theodore Roberts and Lloyd Hughes respectively. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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