Adam and Evil (1927 film)

Adam and Evil
Adam and Evil
	Film poster
Directed by	Robert Z. Leonard
Screenplay by	F. Hugh Herbert ; Florence Ryerson ; Ralph Spence
Starring	Lew Cody ; Aileen Pringle ; Gwen Lee ; Gertrude Short
Cinematography	André Barlatier - (French Wikipedia)
Edited by	Leslie F. Wilder
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	August 27, 1927;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Last updated September 14, 2025

Adam and Evil is a lost ^[1] 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by F. Hugh Herbert, Florence Ryerson and Ralph Spence. The film stars Lew Cody, Aileen Pringle, Gwen Lee, Gertrude Short, Hedda Hopper, and Roy D'Arcy. The film was released on August 27, 1927, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Plot

"The little fur-bearing animals that are sacrificed for the vanity of women desiring fur coats have a posthumous revenge."^[5]

Cast

Lew Cody as Adam Trevelyan / Allan Trevelyan
Aileen Pringle as Evelyn Trevelyan
Gwen Lee as Gwen De Vere
Gertrude Short as Dora Dell
Hedda Hopper as Eleanor Leighton
Roy D'Arcy as Mortimer Jenkins

Censorship

When Adam and Evil was released, many states and cities in the United States had censor boards that could require cuts or other eliminations before the film could be shown. The Kansas censor board ordered a cut of a scene with the sign, "Do Not Disturb."^[6]

Preservation

With no copies of Adam and Evil listed in any film archives,^[1]Adam and Evil is a lost film.^[7]

References

1 2 "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Adam And Evil". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
↑ "Adam and Evil (1927) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
↑ "Adam and Evil". AFI. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
↑ Progressive Silent Film List: Adam and Evil at silentera.com
↑ The Brooklyn Standard Union, September 4, 1927
↑ "Eliminations Ordered in 1928 by Kansas Censor Board with Woman Members". Variety . 94 (6). New York City: Variety, Inc.: 5 February 20, 1929. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
↑ Adam and Evil at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Lost MGM films for - 1927 Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

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[:0-1] 1 2 "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Adam And Evil". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2025.

[2] "Adam and Evil (1927) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 4, 2014.

[3] "Adam and Evil". AFI. Retrieved November 4, 2014.

[4] Progressive Silent Film List: Adam and Evil at silentera.com

[5] The Brooklyn Standard Union, September 4, 1927

[6] "Eliminations Ordered in 1928 by Kansas Censor Board with Woman Members". Variety . 94 (6). New York City: Variety, Inc.: 5 February 20, 1929. Retrieved May 4, 2025.

[7] Adam and Evil at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Lost MGM films for - 1927 Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

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