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The Satin Woman

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.

Top Cast

  • Dorothy Davenport

    Dorothy Davenport

    Mrs. Jean Taylor (as Mrs. Wallace Reid)

  • Rockliffe Fellowes

    Rockliffe Fellowes

    George Taylor

  • Alice White

    Alice White

    Jean Taylor

  • John Miljan

    John Miljan

    Maurice

  • Ruth Stonehouse

    Ruth Stonehouse

    Claire

  • Gladys Brockwell

    Gladys Brockwell

    Mae

  • Laska Winter

    Laska Winter

    Maria

  • Charles A. Post

    Charles A. Post

    Monsieur Francis (as Charles 'Buddy' Post)

  • Ethel Wales

    Ethel Wales

    'Countess' Debris

Overview

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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