The Double Standard
1917 American film
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The Double Standard is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Phillips Smalley[1] and starring Roy Stewart, Clarissa Selwynne and Joseph W. Girard.[2][3] The film duration is 50 minutes.[4] As of 2021, this film was considered lost.[5]
Directed byPhillips Smalley
Written byElliott J. Clawson
Brand Whitlock
Brand Whitlock
CinematographyStephen S. Norton
| The Double Standard | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Phillips Smalley |
| Written by | Elliott J. Clawson Brand Whitlock |
| Starring | Roy Stewart Clarissa Selwynne Joseph W. Girard |
| Cinematography | Stephen S. Norton |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Premise
The American Film Institute offers a plot summary based on contemporary sources.[3] It contains elements of melodrama.[3] It revolves around a newly elected court judge, John Fairbrother, who leads a morality crusade against the dance halls and cafés of his city.
Cast
- Roy Stewart as John Fairbrother
- Clarissa Selwynne as Grace Fairbrother
- Joseph W. Girard as Bishop Ferguson
- Frank Elliott as Charles Ferguson
- Hazel Page as Mace
- Frank Brownlee as Editor George Ferguson
- Irene Aldwyn as Lily
- Maxfield Stanley as Albert
- Dana Ong as Lawyer
