The Woman and the Puppet

Apr 4, 1920

1h 10m

★ 0.0

Overview

Don Mateo, a swaggering Spaniard, tosses women aside without a care. But when he falls under the spell of the tempestuous Concha Perez, it is Don Mateo who finds himself tossed about.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Diva Pictures

Goldwyn Pictures Corporation

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Cast

Concha Perez

Geraldine Farrar

Don Mateo

Lou Tellegen

Bianca

Dorothy Cumming

Philippe

Bertram Grassby

El Morenito

Macey Harlam

Concha's Mother

Rose Dione

(uncredited)

Boris Karloff

Pepa

Cristina Pereda

Mercedes

Amparito Guillot

Miguel

Milton Ross

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