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] As of 2021, this film was considered lost.[5]
| 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 |
Premise
editThe American Film Institute offers a plot summary based on contemporary sources.[3] It contains elements of melodrama.
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"."[6]
References
edit- ^ ""The Double Standard" Production Still | Photograph". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2003. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ Connelly p.342
- ^ a b "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "CC BOX OFFICE®". cultcritic.co. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ 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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