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The Inferior Sex (1920)

The Inferior Sex poster
Directed by
Joseph Henabery
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman fights against society's limited expectations of her gender. The story follows her personal struggles and relationships in a early 20th century setting.

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What happens

The Inferior Sex is a 1920 American drama film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Keene Thompson and Waldemar Young. It is based on the 1910 play The Inferior Sex by Frank Slayton. The film stars Mildred Harris, Milton Sills, Mary Alden, John Steppling, Bertram Grassby and James O. Barrows. The film was released on March 8, 1920, by First National Exhibitors' Circuit. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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