Man and Maid
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Man and Maid is a 1925 drama film
directed by Victor Schertzinger
based upon a novel by Elinor Glyn
. The film stars Lew Cody
, Renée Adorée
and Harriet Hammond
.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Victor Schertzinger
Victor Schertzinger
Victor L. Schertzinger was an American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His films include Paramount on Parade , Something to Sing About with James Cagney, and the first two "Road" pictures Road to Singapore and Road to Zanzibar...
based upon a novel by Elinor Glyn
Elinor Glyn
Elinor Glyn , born Elinor Sutherland, was a British novelist and scriptwriter who pioneered mass-market women's erotic fiction. She popularized the concept It...
. The film stars Lew Cody
Lew Cody
Lew Cody, birth name Louis Joseph Côté was an American actor whose career spanned the silent film and early sound film age....
, Renée Adorée
Renée Adorée
Renée Adorée was a French actress who had appeared in Hollywood silent movies during the 1920s.-Early life:...
and Harriet Hammond
Harriet Hammond
Harriet Hammond was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 47 films between 1918 and 1930.She was born in Bay City, Michigan and died in Valley Center, California....
.
Plot
Boulevardier Sir Nicholas Thormonde (Lew Cody) has to choose between Suzette, a nasty lady (Renée Adorée) and his virtuous secretary Alathea (Harriet Hammond) in wartime Paris.Cast
- Lew CodyLew CodyLew Cody, birth name Louis Joseph Côté was an American actor whose career spanned the silent film and early sound film age....
- Sir Nicholas Thormonde - Renée AdoréeRenée AdoréeRenée Adorée was a French actress who had appeared in Hollywood silent movies during the 1920s.-Early life:...
- Suzette - Harriet HammondHarriet HammondHarriet Hammond was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 47 films between 1918 and 1930.She was born in Bay City, Michigan and died in Valley Center, California....
- Alathea Bulteel - Paulette DuvalPaulette DuvalPaulette Duval was a French dancer and actress of the silent film era and early sound motion pictures. She was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1900 and raised in France. She was considered one of the most beautiful women in Paris in the early twentieth century...
- Coralie - Alec B. FrancisAlec B. FrancisAlec B. Francis was an English actor, largely of the silent era. He appeared in 241 films between 1911 and 1934.He was born in London and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:...
- Burton - Crauford Kent - Col. George Harcourt
- David Mir - Maurice
- Jacqueline Gadsden - Lady Hilda Buiteel
- Winston Miller - Little Bobby
- Jane Mercer - Little Hilda
- Irving Hartley - Atwood Chester