The Enemy Sex

The Enemy Sex
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames Cruze
Written byHarvey F. Thew
Walter Woods
Based onThe Salamander
by Owen Johnson
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
StarringBetty Compson
CinematographyKarl Brown
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • August 25, 1924 (1924-08-25)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
alternate poster.

The Enemy Sex is a 1924 American silent drama film starring Betty Compson and directed by her husband James Cruze. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. It is taken from the 1914 novel The Salamander by Owen Johnson.[1][2]

Plot

Cast

Censorship

Films during that period were subject to censorship by state and city censor boards. The Board of Motion Picture Review of Worcester, Massachusetts, banned the showing of The Enemy Sex and the novel upon which it was based was also removed from circulation in the city library.[3]

Preservation

A print of The Enemy Sex is preserved at the Library of Congress, Packard Campus.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Enemy Sex at silentera.com
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Enemy Sex
  3. ^ "Worcester Review Board Bans Pictures". The Exhibitor. 8 (5). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 15. October 1, 1924. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  4. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Enemy Sex
  5. ^ 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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