Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on November 30, 2012

Cecile B. DeMille’s Male and Female was released on November 30, 1919, and this one is a beauty people! You’ve got sexual tension between aristocrats and common folk, you’ve got shipwrecks, and you’ve got savage jungle survival! There’s thrills and chills! And there&#8   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on November 9, 2009

One of the greatest hits Gloria Swanson had under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille was "Male and Female" (1919). A satire on the British class system, "Male and Female" is based on James Barrie's play, "The Admirable Crichton." In this film, Thomas Meighan plays William Crichton, a very proper...   read more