The Deadlier Sex

The Deadlier Sex

1920•1h 0m•5.0/10

DramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.0/10(1)

The daughter of a railroad magnat has to take charge when her father unexpectedly dies. She uses her outdoor survival skills to kidnap a business rival to save the company from a stock market struggle.

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Production

Jesse D. Hampton Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Blanche Sweet

Blanche Sweet

Mary Willard

Winter Hall

Winter Hall

Henry Willard

Roy Laidlaw

Huntley Green

Mahlon Hamilton

Mahlon Hamilton

Harvey Judson

Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

Jim Willis

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Jules Borney

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