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]

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

Premise

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The American Film Institute offers a plot summary based on contemporary sources.[3] It contains elements of melodrama.[3] It revolves around a newly elected court judge, John Fairbrother, who leads a morality crusade against the dance halls and cafés of his city.

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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 June 12, 2024.
  2. Connelly p.342
  3. 1 2 3 "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)

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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