''Made for Love'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Paul Sloane, produced by

Cecil B. DeMille Cecil Blount DeMille (; August 12, 1881January 21, 1959) was an American film director, producer and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of the American cinem ...

, and starring

Leatrice Joy Leatrice Joy (born Leatrice Johanna Zeidler; November 7, 1893 – May 13, 1985) was an American actress most prolific during the silent film era. Early life Joy was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to dentist Edward Joseph Zeidler, who was o ...

Cast

Production

In the first reel, the introduction of Joan (Leatrice Joy) is accompanied by a closeup with her new hair style. Joy had impulsively cut her hair short in 1926, and DeMille, whom Joy had followed when he set up Producers Distributing Corporation, was publicly angry as it prevented her from portraying traditional feminine roles. The studio developed projects with roles suitable for her “Leatrice Joy bob”, and ''Made for Love'' was the first of five films before she regrew her hair. Despite this, a professional dispute would end the Joy / Demille partnership in 1928.

Preservation

A copy of ''Made for Love'' is preserved film at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Made for Love''
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References

External links

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at silenthollywood.com * 1926 films American silent feature films Films based on short fiction 1926 drama films American black-and-white films Producers Distributing Corporation films Silent American drama films Films directed by Paul Sloane Films with screenplays by Garrett Fort 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub