Enemies of Women is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Lionel Barrymore, Alma Rubens, Gladys Hulette, Pedro de Cordoba, and Paul Panzer. The film was produced by William Randolph Hearst through his Cosmopolitan Productions. Pre-fame actresses Clara Bow and Margaret Dumont have uncredited bit roles.
The film is based on the novel of the same title by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez.
Plot As described in a film magazine review, Alicia, an adventuress, has occasion to befriend a Russian prince with whom she flees to France. They are happily living together when the Prince sees her with her young son and, knowing nothing of his existence, mistakes him for a youthful lover and quits her. He and several friends form a club known as the "Enemies of Women" and plan to have nothing more to do with them. However, circumstances finally reunite Alicia and the prince and they find happiness together.
Cast
Production Exteriors of the film were shot on location in Monte Carlo, Paris, and Nice. The rest of the film was shot at Cosmopolitan's production facility in Harlem.
Preservation A print of the film at the Library of Congress is believed to be incomplete,Progressive Silent Film List: Enemies of Women at silentera.com missing reels 3 and 9 of 11 total.
See also List of partially lost films Lionel Barrymore filmography
References
External links
Still with Gladys Hulette, Lionel Barrymore, and Pedro de Cordoba (Wayback Machine) Still with Lionel Barrymore (bare chested on right) and adversary in dueling scene Mike Mashon (January 2, 2019), "Welcoming Two “New” Films to the Public Domain", Library of Congress. Copy of partially restored Enemies of Women ("work in progress").