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 byFrank Beal
Written byJoseph Anthony Roach
Based ona story by Wycliffe A. Hill
Produced byCorona Cinema Co.
F. E. Keeler
StarringEnid Markey
Ed Coxen
CinematographyWilliam C. Thompson
Music byLouis F. Gottschalk
Distributed byState Rights
Release date
  • October 1917 (1917-10)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent..English titles

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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.

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