The Average Woman

1924 DramaRomance 60 minutes Directed by Christy Cabanne

About The Average Woman

Reporter Jimmy Munroe is writing a piece on "the average woman." He meets Sally Whipple in the library, picks her as the subject, and follows her for material. He falls in love with her. Her father, Judge Whipple, has Jimmy arrested and lets him see Sally only once a week.

Cast & crew

More about The Average Woman

Christy Cabanne directed this silent melodrama. It opened on 1 March 1924. Pauline Garon, David Powell, and Harrison Ford star. Wikidata times it at 60 minutes.

Themes

  • a reporter's assignment
  • a judge who rations the courtship
  • Jimmy Munroe
  • Sally Whipple
  • Judge Whipple
  • library
  • average woman

Notes

  • The article Jimmy is writing is the excuse for following Sally.
  • The judge's limit is one visit a week, after the arrest.
  • Harrison Ford in this cast is the silent-era actor, not the later star.

Scenes

  • Jimmy chooses Sally in the library as the average woman and starts following her.
  • Judge Whipple has him arrested and limits him to one visit a week.

Also available

  • Wikimedia Commons (The Average Woman (1924).webm)