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The Satin Woman (1927)

Dorothy Reid -- who before her marriage to ill-fated screen idol Wallace Reid was better known as Dorothy Davenport -- was both producer and star of Satin Woman. After the death of her husband from drug abuse in 1923, Davenport dedicated herself to helping others avoid the pitfalls of modern life by turning out a series of cautionary film fables. In Satin Woman, she endeavored to warn society women not to neglect their families for the sake of fads, foibles, and handsome younger men.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Dorothy DavenportDorothy DavenportMrs. Jean Taylor (as Mrs. Wallace Reid)
  • Photo of Rockliffe FellowesRockliffe FellowesGeorge Taylor
  • Photo of Alice WhiteAlice WhiteJean Taylor
  • Photo of John MiljanJohn MiljanMaurice
  • Photo of Ruth StonehouseRuth StonehouseClaire
  • Photo of Gladys BrockwellGladys BrockwellMae
  • Photo of Laska WinterLaska WinterMaria
  • Photo of Charles A. PostCharles A. PostMonsieur Francis (as Charles 'Buddy' Post)
  • Photo of Ethel WalesEthel Wales'Countess' Debris

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