The Double Standard is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Phillips Smalley[1] and starring Roy Stewart, Clarissa Selwynne and Joseph W. Girard.[2][3] The film duration is 50 minutes.[4]
| The Double Standard | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Phillips Smalley |
| Written by | Elliott J. Clawson Brand Whitlock |
| Starring | Roy Stewart Clarissa Selwynne Joseph W. Girard |
| Cinematography | Stephen S. Norton |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Cast
edit- Roy Stewart as John Fairbrother
- Clarissa Selwynne as Grace Fairbrother
- Joseph W. Girard as Bishop Ferguson
- Frank Elliott as Charles Ferguson
- Hazel Page as Mace
- Frank Brownlee as Editor George Ferguson
- Irene Aldwyn as Lily
- Maxfield Stanley as Albert
- Dana Ong as Lawyer
Reception
editA review in Variety found the plot confusing and stated, "The story, or what appeared of it, has a. strain similar to that compounded in Herman Lieb’s vaudeville sketch "Dope"."[5]
References
edit- ^ ""The Double Standard" Production Still | Photograph". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2003. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ Connelly p.342
- ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "CC BOX OFFICE®". cultcritic.co. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ Variety 1917-08-03: Vol 47 Iss 10. Internet Archive. 1917-08-03. p. 23.
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Bibliography
edit- Robert B. Connelly. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
External links
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