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Conquering the Woman
UNITED STATES · 1922

Conquering the Woman

King Vidor
spoiled heiress forced isolation culture clash romantic redemption character transformation
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Synopsis

Wealthy, spoiled society girl Judith Stafford accepts a marriage proposal from rich European Count Henri and adopts his arrogance and contempt for American "barbarians". This angers her father Tobias, who arranges for Judith and a cowboy friend of his, Larry Saunders, to be marooned on a South Sea island to teach her a lesson and break her spirit. At first the "test" has no effect on her, but she

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