The Deadlier Sex
1920 | 60m | English
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| Director: | Robert Thornby |
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| Writer: | Bayard Veiller, Fred Myton |
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| The Deadlier Sex features Blanche Sweet playing the daughter of a railroad magnate (Winter Hall) who has to take charge when her father unexpectedly dies. She uses her outdoor survival skills to kidnap a business rival to save the company from a stock market struggle. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 28, 1920 |
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| Director: | Robert Thornby |
| Writer: | Bayard Veiller, Fred Myton |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | competition, business woman, business, railroad, silent film |
| Production Companies | Jesse D. Hampton Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: May 04, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Blanche Sweet | Mary Willard |
| Winter Hall | Henry Willard |
| Roy Laidlaw | Huntley Green |
| Mahlon Hamilton | Harvey Judson |
| Russell Simpson | Jim Willis |
| Boris Karloff | Jules Borney |
| Name | Job |
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| Robert Thornby | Director |
| Bayard Veiller | Writer |
| Fred Myton | Writer |
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Subtle, attractive leading actress Blanche Sweet, who entered films with D W Griffith at Biograph (1909), plays the owner of a railroad threatened by the sharp practices of a business rival whose takeover of her rail lines would harm the interests of her small shareholders. She has him kidnapped and ... deposited in a forest far from his office in the city. His struggles in this unfamiliar environment and interactions with the inhabitants of the area, including a disguised Sweet, bring about an alteration in his value system. Despite its ridiculous plot, this unpretentious film provides surprisingly lively fun. Boris Karloff, appearing in his fifth film, has a small role.