The Battle of the Sexes

The Battle of the Sexes

5.2

1928-10-12

Gum-chewing frizzy-haired golddigger Marie Skinner cooks up a scheme with her lover Babe Winsor, a jazz hound, to fleece a portly middle-aged real estate tycoon, William Judson. Marie moves into Judson's apartment building and contrives to meet and seduce him, plying him with compliments, music, swoons, décolletage, and batted eyes. When his loyal wife (and their two children) see him out catting with Marie at a night club, mom's devastated and confronts him. He moves out. Babe wants Marie to sell Judson worthless bonds. Will mom commit suicide? Will sis shoot the floozy? Will pops figure out he's being a fool?

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The Battle of the Sexes

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Gum-chewing frizzy-haired golddigger Marie Skinner cooks up a scheme with her lover Babe Winsor, a jazz hound, to fleece a portly middle-aged real estate tycoon, William Judson. Marie moves into Judson's apartment building and contrives to meet and seduce him, plying him with compliments, music, swoons, décolletage, and batted eyes. When his loyal wife (and their two children) see him out catting with Marie at a night club, mom's devastated and confronts him. He moves out. Babe wants Marie to sell Judson worthless bonds. Will mom commit suicide? Will sis shoot the floozy? Will pops figure out he's being a fool?

Released

1928-10-12

Runtime

88

Director

D.W. Griffith

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Language

No Language

Production

Feature Productions

Art Cinema Corporation

United Artists

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    Jean Hersholt

    Jean Hersholt
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    Phyllis Haver

    Phyllis Haver
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    Belle Bennett

    Belle Bennett
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    Sally O'Neil

    Sally O'Neil
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    Don Alvarado

    Don Alvarado
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    William Bakewell

    William Bakewell
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    John Batten

    John Batten