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The Deadlier Sex (1920)

5.0/10 1h 0m Mar 28, 1920
Drama Comedy

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Deadlier Sex
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5

Cast

Blanche Sweet
Blanche Sweet
Mary Willard
Popularity: 1.0
Winter Hall
Winter Hall
Henry Willard
Popularity: 0.8
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Roy Laidlaw
Huntley Green
Popularity: 0.7
Mahlon Hamilton
Mahlon Hamilton
Harvey Judson
Popularity: 0.7
Russell Simpson
Russell Simpson
Jim Willis
Popularity: 0.6
Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
Jules Borney
Popularity: 1.9

Key Crew

Director Robert Thornby
Writer Bayard Veiller, Fred Myton

Production

Jesse D. Hampton Productions

Image Gallery

Backdrops
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Keywords

competition business woman business railroad silent film

Reviews from TMDB

ObscurHollywood
Jul 29, 2015

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 ... Read more

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Details
Release Date March 28, 1920
Runtime 1h 0m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5
Links
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