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  • The Fear Woman (1919)
  • 50 min | Drama
The Fear Woman (1919)
50 min | Drama

When her drunken father dies from falling downstairs on the night of her engagement announcement, Helen Winthrop finds a note from him warning that drinking has ruined the family's past four generations. She breaks her engagement to lawyer...See moreWhen her drunken father dies from falling downstairs on the night of her engagement announcement, Helen Winthrop finds a note from him warning that drinking has ruined the family's past four generations. She breaks her engagement to lawyer Robert Craig so that she can test herself as she fears that her children might inherit the habit. After sacrificing her reputation to save that of her adulterous married friend Stella Scarr, Helen goes to a resort hotel where she wins a tennis tournament and flirts with Percy Farwell, the son of social climber Mrs. Honorah Farwell. In order to break up her son's romance with a supposedly disgraced woman, Mrs. Farwell hires Robert Craig. During a party, Percy announces their engagement, and Helen acts intoxicated to test Robert's feelings for her. When Mrs. Farwell convinces Stella's husband Sidney to accuse Helen of wrongdoing, Robert fights him. Helen then accepts Robert's love and admits she was only drinking ginger ale. Written by Pamela Short See less
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Director
J.A. Barry (as John A. Barry)
Writer
Izola Forrester (story)
Cinematographer
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Updated Jun 8, 1919

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Jun 8, 1919 (United States)

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9 cast members
Name Known for
Pauline Frederick
Helen Winthrop Helen Winthrop   See fewer
Milton Sills
Robert Craig Robert Craig   See fewer
Walter Hiers
Percy Farwell Percy Farwell   See fewer
Emmett King
Harrison Winthrop Harrison Winthrop   See fewer
Harry Northrup
Sidney Scarr (as Harry S. Northrup) Sidney Scarr (as Harry S. Northrup)   See fewer
Ernest Pasque
Bruce Terhune Bruce Terhune   See fewer
Beverly Travers
Stella Scarr Stella Scarr   See fewer
Lydia Yeamans Titus
Mrs. Honorah Farwell Mrs. Honorah Farwell   See fewer
Peaches Jackson
Child (uncredited) Child (uncredited)   See fewer
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