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The Curse of Eve is a lost[1] 1917 silent film drama directed by Frank Beal and starring Enid Markey and Edward Coxen. It is also known under its alternate title Mother, I Need You.[2]

The Curse of Eve (alt:Mother, I Need You)
Directed by	Frank Beal
Written by	Joseph Anthony Roach
Based on	a story by Wycliffe A. Hill
Produced by	Corona Cinema Co. F. E. Keeler
Starring	Enid Markey Ed Coxen
Cinematography	William C. Thompson
Music by	Louis F. Gottschalk
Distributed by	State Rights
Release date	October 1917
Running time	6 reels
Country	USA
Language	Silent..English titles

Production

As with its proclamation in press material, the film was considered daring from the start because of its theme. The Garden of Eve sequence was shot in the Santa Cruz Islands southern California. Released on State Rights basis it was heavily re-edited or censored in some jurisdictions because Markey's character has an abortion.

Cast

• Enid Markey - Eva Stanley
• Edward Coxen - John Gilbert
• Jack Standing - Leo Spencer
• Eugenie Besserer - The Mother
• William Quinn - Dr. Burton
• G. Raymond Nye - Attorney
• Clarissa Selwynne - Marie
• Elsie Greeson -
• Marion Warner -
• Arthur Allardt -
• Grace Thompson -

References

External links

• The Curse of Eve at IMDb.com
• synopsis at AllMovie
• lantern slide

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