The Forgotten Woman (1921 film)

The Forgotten Woman is a 1921 silent American melodrama film directed by Park Frame and starring Pauline Stark.

Plot
A "water waif" named Dixie is adopted by a hateful woman and tricked into marrying the woman's son. After her new husband is arrested on their wedding night, she ends up falling for another man.

Cast

 * Pauline Starke as Dixie LaRose
 * J. Frank Glendon as Julian LaRose
 * Allan Forrest as Keith Demming
 * Laura Winston as 'Sis' Maloney
 * Roy Coulson as Joe Maloney

Production
Reportedly, Catherine Carr was visiting the Carolinas when she happened upon a group of Southerners who lived a colorful, bohemian lifestyle along a river. Her trip inspired her to write the script for The Forgotten Woman.