The Remittance Woman
The Remittance Woman is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Ethel Clayton, Rockliffe Fellowes, and Mario Carillo.[1][2] A remittance man (or woman) was one sent away from home (usually Britain) to avoid shame on the family. The following year a book of the same title appeared, by American pulp author Achmed Abdullah.
| The Remittance Woman | |
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| Directed by | Wesley Ruggles |
| Written by | Achmed Abdullah (novel) Carol Warren |
| Starring | Ethel Clayton Rockliffe Fellowes Mario Carillo |
| Cinematography | Joseph A. Du Bray |
Production company | Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation |
| Distributed by | Film Booking Offices of America |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
- Ethel Clayton as Marie Campbell
- Rockliffe Fellowes as George Holt
- Mario Carillo as Moses d'Acosta
- Frank Lanning as Tsang Tse
- Tom Wilson as Higginson
- Etta Lee as Liu Po-Yat
- James B. Leong as Chuen To Yan
- Edward Kimball as Anthony Campbell
- Toyo Fujita as Sun Yu-Wen
Preservation
With no prints of The Remittance Woman located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.
References
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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