The Hand That Rocks the...

[This is a pre-release cutting continuity for "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" -- no copy of the film is known to exist. Working title: "Is a Woman a Person?"] Abbreviations: disc = discovered f.g. = foreground b.g. = background PAMS = Perambulating Shot (panning shot) NOTE: Characters are sometimes identified by the name of the actor playing the role. LENGTH OF REEL 1087 FTPICTURE NO. 2420-C CONTINUITY AND SUBTITLES MAIN TITLE .......THE UNIVERSAL FILM MANUFACTURING CO. PRESENTS LOIS WEBER AND PHILLIPS SMALLEY IN THEIR OWN PRODUCTION "IS A WOMAN A PERSON?" NOTE THE CASES RECORDED IN THE SCENES THAT FOLLOW ARE AUTHENTIC. I HAVE PURPOSELY AVOIDED SHOWING EITHER THE FRIGHTFUL CONDITIONS OF THE SLUMS OR THOSE OF THE HEIGHTS OF AFFLUENCE IN AN EFFORT TO REPRESENT MY AUDIENCE--"THE GENERAL PUBLIC." AUTHOR. CAST DR. BROOME..............PHILLIPS SMALLEY HIS WIFE................LOIS WEBER MRS. GRAHAM.............PRISCILLA DEAN MR. GRAHAM..............WEDGEWOOD NOWELL SARAH...................EVELYN SELBIE HER HUSBAND.............HARRY DE MORE PHOTOGRAPHED BY--ALLAN SIEGLER (SIX REELS) SUBTITLE 1: DR. FRANK BROOME, AN INFLUENTIAL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, RECEIVES A LETTER FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE. 1: CLOSEUP AT OPEN DOORAMBER Nurse disc--Doctor comes on--speaks off-- speaks to the nurse--she answers him--he takes off his glasses--exits-- she closes the door-- 2: CLOSE VIEW INT OFFICEAMBER Crittenden disc--doctor comes on--he hands doctor a letter--nurse passes in b.g.