Men and Women (1914)

Directed by

James Kirkwood, D. W. Griffith

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

30 min

Rated

NR

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film is a silent drama about love and social expectations. It follows a romantic relationship between a man and a woman from different backgrounds. Their story involves the challenges they face from society and family.

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What happens

Men and Women is an extant short 1914 silent film produced by the Biograph Company and released by General Film Company. It is based on the 1890 play of the same name by David Belasco and Henry Churchill de Mille. It stars Lionel Barrymore, Blanche Sweet and Marshall Neilan. Sweet and Neilan would later marry in real life. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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