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The Double Standard

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The Double Standard
Directed byPhillips Smalley
Written byElliott J. Clawson
Brand Whitlock
StarringRoy Stewart
Clarissa Selwynne
Joseph W. Girard
CinematographyStephen S. Norton
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • September 23, 1917 (1917-09-23)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Double Standard is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Phillips Smalley[1] and starring Roy Stewart, Clarissa Selwynne and Joseph W. Girard.[2][3] The film duration is 50 minutes.[4] As of 2021, this film was considered lost.[5]

Premise

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The American Film Institute offers a plot summary based on contemporary sources.[3] It contains elements of melodrama.

Cast

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Reception

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A review in Variety found the plot confusing and stated, "The story, or what appeared of it, has a strain similar to that compounded in Herman Lieb’s vaudeville sketch "Dope"."[6]

References

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  1. ^ ""The Double Standard" Production Still | Photograph". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2003. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  2. ^ Connelly p.342
  3. ^ a b "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  4. ^ "CC BOX OFFICE®". cultcritic.co. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  5. ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  6. ^ Variety 1917-08-03: Vol 47 Iss 10. Internet Archive. 1917-08-03. p. 23.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

Bibliography

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  • Robert B. Connelly. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
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