''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 The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is ...

, 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

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Still with Dorothy Dwan
at 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 {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub