''The Weaker Sex'' is a 1917 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 ...
directed by
Raymond B. West
Raymond B. West (February 11, 1886 – September 11, 1923) was an American motion picture director. He joined the New York Motion Picture Company in 1910 and directed more than 70 motion pictures between 1910 and 1919 before being involved in an ...
and starring
Dorothy Dalton
Dorothy Dalton (September 22, 1893 – April 13, 1972) was an American silent film actress and stage personality who worked her way from a stock company to a movie career. Beginning in 1910, Dalton was a player in stock companies in Chicago; Te ...
,
Louise Glaum
Louise Glaum (September 4, 1888 – November 25, 1970) was an American actor, actress. Known for her roles as a femme fatale, vamp in silent film, silent era film, motion picture drama film, dramas, she was credited with giving one of the b ...
and
Charles Ray.
[Golden p.25]
Cast
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Dorothy Dalton
Dorothy Dalton (September 22, 1893 – April 13, 1972) was an American silent film actress and stage personality who worked her way from a stock company to a movie career. Beginning in 1910, Dalton was a player in stock companies in Chicago; Te ...
as Ruth Tilden
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Louise Glaum
Louise Glaum (September 4, 1888 – November 25, 1970) was an American actor, actress. Known for her roles as a femme fatale, vamp in silent film, silent era film, motion picture drama film, dramas, she was credited with giving one of the b ...
as Annette Loti
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Charles Ray as Jack Harding
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Robert McKim as Raoul Bozen
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Charles K. French
Charles K. French (born Charles Ekrauss French or Charles E. Krauss; January 17, 1860 – August 2, 1952) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director who appeared in more than 240 films between 1909 and 1945.
Biography
French was ...
as John Harding
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Margaret Thompson
Margaret Catherine Sheila Thompson is a fictional character in the HBO crime drama series ''Boardwalk Empire'', portrayed by Kelly Macdonald. An Irish immigrant living in 1920s Atlantic City, New Jersey, she is the mistress and eventual wife of ...
as Marjory Lawton
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J. Barney Sherry
J. Barney Sherry (March 4, 1874February 22, 1944) was an American actor of the silent film era. He appeared in more than 210 films between 1905 and 1929. He was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from card ...
as Edward Tilden
* Nona Thomas as Mary Wheeler
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John Gilbert as Minor role
References
Bibliography
* Golden, Eve. ''John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars''. University Press of Kentucky, 2013.
External links
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1917 films
1917 drama films
1910s English-language films
American silent feature films
Silent American drama films
Films directed by Raymond B. West
American black-and-white films
Triangle Film Corporation films
1910s American films
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