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Jean Hersholt and Phyllis Haver.
Photo: Silent Era low-res collection. |
The Battle of the Sexes
(1928) American
B&W : Ten reels / 2493 metres
Directed by D.W. Griffith
Cast: Jean Hersholt [Mr. Judson], Phyllis Haver [Marie Skinner], Belle Bennett [Mrs. Judson], Don Alvarado [Babe Winsor], Sally O’Neil [Ruth Judson], William Bakewell [Billy Judson], John Batten [Judson family friend], Rolfe Sedan, Harry Semels
Art Cinema Corporation production; distributed by United Artists Corporation. / Produced by Joseph M. Schenck. Scenario by Gerrit J. Lloyd, from the novel The Single Standard by Daniel Carson Goodman. Cinematography by Karl Struss + [G.W. Bitzer]. Music by Hugo Riesenfeld and Nathaniel Shilkret. Presented by D.W. Griffith. / © 17 October 1928 by Art Cinema Corporation [LP25734]. World premiere September 1928 at the United Artists Theatre in Los Angeles, California. New York premiere 12 October 1928 at the Rialto Theatre in New York, New York. General release 13 October 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. Western Electric Movietone sound-on-film sound system. / Soundtrack included one song sung by Phyllis Haver. / Silent film, with synchronized music and sound effects.
Drama.
Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F2 n. F2.0282.
Survival Status: Print exists in the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House film archive; the soundtrack is presumed lost.
Keywords: Synchronized sound film
Listing updated: 2 May 2007.
References: AFI-F1 n. F1.0236; AFI-F2 n. F2.0282; Bardèche-History p. 285; Barry-Griffith p. 81; Everson-American p. 193; Geduld-Birth pp. 70, 247; LoC-MoPic-2 p. 48 : Website-IMDb; Website-NFPF.
Home Video: DVD.
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