The Deadlier Sex

Unrated

3/28/19201h 0m

Theatrical Release (US)

Overview:

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.

Director:

Robert Thornby

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

competition
business woman
business
railroad
silent film

Cast

Blanche Sweet

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Mary Willard

Winter Hall

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Henry Willard

Roy Laidlaw

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Huntley Green

Mahlon Hamilton

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Harvey Judson

Russell Simpson

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Jim Willis

Boris Karloff

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Jules Borney

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Reviews (1)

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ObscurHollywood
Written 10 year(s) ago
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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.