''The Enemy Sex'' is a 1924 American
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
starring
Betty Compson
Betty Compson (born Eleanor Luicime Compson; March 19, 1897 – April 18, 1974) was an American actress and film producer who got her start during Hollywood's silent era. She is best known for her performances in ''The Docks of New York'' and ...
and directed by her husband
James Cruze
James Cruze (born James Cruze Bosen; March 27, 1884 – August 3, 1942) was a silent film actor and film director.
Early years
Cruze's middle name came from the battle of Vera Cruz. He was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...
. It was produced by
Famous Players-Lasky
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation was an American motion picture and distribution company formed on June 28, 1916, from the merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company—originally formed by Zukor as Famous Players in Famous Plays—and t ...
and released by
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...
. It is taken from the 1914 novel ''The Salamander'' by
Owen Johnson.
Cast
Preservation
A print of ''The Enemy Sex'' is preserved at the
Library of Congress
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, Packard Campus.
[''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at The Library of Congress'', c.1978 by The American Film Institute]
References
External links
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Still with Dorothy Dwanat gettyimages.com
book cover of Owen Johnson's book ''The Salamander''(Yesterday's Gallery & Babylon Revisited, rare books
1924 films
American silent feature films
Films directed by James Cruze
Paramount Pictures films
1924 drama films
Silent American drama films
American black-and-white films
Films based on American novels
1920s American films
1920s English-language films
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