Fifty-Fifty (1916 film)
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Robert Shirley (adaptation)
J. W. Johnston
Marie Chambers
| Fifty-Fifty | |
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| Directed by | Allan Dwan |
| Written by | Allan Dwan (original story) Robert Shirley (adaptation) |
| Produced by | D. W. Griffith |
| Starring | Norma Talmadge J. W. Johnston Marie Chambers |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Triangle Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 55 min. (6-reels) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Fifty-Fifty is an American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan whose story was adapted for the screen by Robert Shirley. The Fine Arts Film Company production was made under the aegis of Triangle Film Corporation which released it on October 22, 1916. The leading roles are played by Norma Talmadge, J. W. Johnston, and Marie Chambers.[1] A print of the film is in the George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection.[2]
The title, which refers to the community property division of marital assets in divorce proceedings, foretells the dissolution of the union between financially secure Frederick Harmon (J. W. Johnston) and Naomi (Norma Talmadge), a fun-loving uninhibited artist whom her Bohemian artist friends affectionately reference as "the Nut". The "other woman" (Marie Chambers), intent on misleading Harmon as to his wife's virtue and intentions completes the triangle. The matter comes up for a resolution in front of a wise and experienced family court judge.
Cast
- Norma Talmadge as Naomi Harmon
- J. W. Johnston as Frederic Harmon
- Marie Chambers as Helen Crew
- Ruth Darling as Louise O'Mally
- Harry Northrup as Former Prisoner
- Frank Currier as Judge
- Dodson Mitchell as Detective
- Warner Richmond as Dandy
