The Woman (1915 film)
The Woman is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and starring Theodore Roberts, James Neill, Ernest Joy, Raymond Hatton, Mabel Van Buren, and Tom Forman. Based on a play by William C. deMille, the film was released on May 3, 1915, by Paramount Pictures. Plot. To investigate Senator Matthew Standish, their political opponent, Senator Jim Blake and his son-in-law Mark Robertson hires an investigator who discovers that, years earlier, Standish had spent a night in a hotel with a stranger whom the former senator's secretary, bribed. by the detective , he defines "a lady from a good family". The two politicians try in every way to find out who the woman may be but when they arrive at Wanda Kelly, a receptionist, she refuses to accept the bribe offered by Blake for having the name of the unknown. Wanda after learning that Grace, the mysterious woman, is Blake's daughter and, therefore, also Robertson's wife, destroys the evidence in her possession, so much so that she is threatened with arrest. Grace, realizing the troubles the girl could face because of him, confesses. Wanda, for her determination and honesty, arouses  the admiration of Blake who does not pose any obstacles to the love story between her and her son. Preservation status. Prints of "The Woman" survive in the Hungarian National Film Archive and the BFI National Film and Television Archive.