The Waning Sex
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Directed byRobert Z. Leonard
Written byJoe Farnham (titles)
F. Hugh Herbert
Frederica Sagor (uncredited)
F. Hugh Herbert
Frederica Sagor (uncredited)
Based onThe Waning Sex
by Fanny and Frederic Hatton
by Fanny and Frederic Hatton
Produced byHarry Rapf
| The Waning Sex | |
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| Directed by | Robert Z. Leonard |
| Written by | Joe Farnham (titles) F. Hugh Herbert Frederica Sagor (uncredited) |
| Based on | The Waning Sex by Fanny and Frederic Hatton |
| Produced by | Harry Rapf |
| Starring | Norma Shearer Conrad Nagel |
| Cinematography | Ben Reynolds |
| Edited by | William LeVanway |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Waning Sex is a 1926 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. Based on the 1923 play of the same name by Fanny and Frederic Hatton, the film starred Norma Shearer and Conrad Nagel.[1]
Nina Duane (Norma Shearer) is a criminal lawyer who's resented by Philip Barry (Conrad Nagel), a chauvinistic District Attorney, for her gender.[2] She wins acquittal for a widow named Mary Booth (Mary McAllister), then "defeats her in romancing the D.A".[3]
Cast
- Norma Shearer as Nina Duane
- Conrad Nagel as Philip Barry
- George K. Arthur as Hamilton Day
- Mary McAllister as Mary Booth
- Charles McHugh as J.J. Flannigan
- Tiny Ward as J.J. Murphy
- Martha Mattox as Ellen B. Armstrong
