The Double Standard

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The Double Standard
Directed by Phillips Smalley
Written by Elliott J. Clawson
Brand Whitlock
Starring Roy Stewart
Clarissa Selwynne
Joseph W. Girard
Cinematography Stephen 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]

Contents

Premise

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

Cast

Reception

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

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

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