The Enemy Sex is a 1924 American silent drama film starring Betty Compson and directed by her husband James Cruze. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. It is taken from the 1914 novel The Salamander by Owen Johnson.[1][2]
| The Enemy Sex | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | James Cruze |
| Written by | Harvey F. Thew Walter Woods |
| Based on | The Salamander by Owen Johnson |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Starring | Betty Compson |
| Cinematography | Karl Brown |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (January 2024) |
Cast
edit- Betty Compson as "Dodo" Baxter
- Percy Marmont as Garry Lindaberry
- Sheldon Lewis as Albert Edward Sassoon
- Huntley Gordon as Judge Massingale
- Kathlyn Williams as Mrs. Massingale
- DeWitt Jennings as Harrigan Blood
- Edward Faust as Comte de Joncy (credited as Ed Faust)
- William H. Turner as Blaineey
- Pauline Bush as Miss Snyder
- Dot Farley as Ida Summers
- William Austin as Joe's Friend (uncredited)
- Dorothy Dwan as Showgirl (uncredited)
- Pauline French as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Censorship
editFilms during that period were subject to censorship by state and city censor boards. The Board of Motion Picture Review of Worcester, Massachusetts, banned the showing of The Enemy Sex and the novel upon which it was based was also removed from circulation in the city library.[3]
Preservation
editA print of The Enemy Sex is preserved at the Library of Congress, Packard Campus.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Enemy Sex at silentera.com
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Enemy Sex
- ^ "Worcester Review Board Bans Pictures". The Exhibitor. 8 (5). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 15. October 1, 1924. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Enemy Sex
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at The Library of Congress, c.1978 by The American Film Institute
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Enemy Sex.
- The Enemy Sex at IMDb
- The Enemy Sex at the TCM Movie Database
- Still with Dorothy Dwan at gettyimages.com
- Book cover of Owen Johnson's book The Salamander (Yesterday's Gallery & Babylon Revisited, rare books
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