The Sporting Age

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The Sporting Age
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Directed by Erle C. Kenton
Starring Belle Bennett
Holmes Herbert
Carroll Nye
Cinematography Ray June
Production
company
Release date
  • March 2, 1928 (1928-03-02)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Sporting Age is a lost [1] 1928 American silent drama film, [2] [3] directed by Erle C. Kenton. [4] The film depicts the life of a wife neglected by her husband. [5] [6]

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Plot

Miriam Driscoll doesn't think her husband, James Driscoll really loves her. After a train accident temporarily blinds James, Miriam has an affair with Phillip Kingston, her husband's male secretary. James regains his vision earlier than expected, and he realizes that his wife has cheated on him. He then asks his niece Nancy to steal Phillip from Miriam. The plan works, causing Miriam and James to get back together again. [7]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "The Sporting Age [motion picture]". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  2. ↑ Munden, Kenneth W (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. Vol. 1. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 758. ISBN   978-0-520-20969-5.
  3. ↑ Palmer, Scott (1988). British film actors' credits, 1895-1987. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland. p. 349. ISBN   978-0-89950-316-5.
  4. ↑ Dick, Bernard F (2021). Columbia Pictures: portrait of a studio. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. p. 234. ISBN   978-0-8131-5215-8.
  5. ↑ Limbacher, James L (1983). Sexuality in World Cinema: L-Z. Metuchen, NJ u.a.: Scarecrow Press. p. 1270. ISBN   978-0-8108-1609-1.
  6. ↑ "Bell Bennett Excels in "Sporting Age"". Providence News. p. 20. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  7. ↑ Langman, Larry (1998). American Film Cycles : The Silent Era. Greenwood Press. p. 10. ISBN   978-0-313-30657-0.
  8. ↑ J. Quigley, Martin (1928). Exhibitors herald and moving picture world. Chicago: Martin J. Quigley. p. 28. OCLC   7094818.


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