Adam and Evil | |
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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 | |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Adam and Evil is a 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. [1] [2] [3]
"The little fur-bearing animals that are sacrificed for the vanity of women desiring fur coats have a posthumous revenge." [4]
With no copies listed in any film archives, [5] Adam and Evil is a lost film. [6]
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