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<i>Men and Women</i> (1925 film)

Men and Women (1925 film)

1925 film by William C. deMille

Men and Women is a 1925 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by William C. deMille and starred Richard Dix, Claire Adams, and Neil Hamilton. It is based on a play, Men and Women, written years earlier by David Belasco and Henry Churchill de Mille, father of the director.[1][2]

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Plot

Robert Stevens robs the bank where he is employed, and through the efforts of Calvin Stedman, the prosecuting attorney, he is sentenced to six years' imprisonment. While in jail his wife dies and his little daughter, Agnes, is placed in a convent. At the expiration of his sentence, Stevens locates his daughter and settles in Arizona, assuming the name of Stephen Rodman.

Cast

Production

Development

A 1914 Biograph film with the same name based on the same play still exists. It was directed by James Kirkwood and starred Lionel Barrymore, Blanche Sweet and her future husband Marshall Neilan.[3]

Preservation

With no prints of Men and Women located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[4][5]

References

  1. [1]
    The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  2. [2]
    Men and Women as originally produced on Broadway at Proctor's Theatre, October 21, 1890; IBDb.com
  3. [3]
    Progressive Silent Film List: Men and Women at silentera.com
  4. [4]
    "American Silent Feature Film Database: Men and Women". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  5. [5]
    "Men and Women at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Paramount Pictures". silentsaregolden.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
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