A broadway actress uses her sex appeal to ruin a marriage only to dump her lover for a richer prospect.A broadway actress uses her sex appeal to ruin a marriage only to dump her lover for a richer prospect.A broadway actress uses her sex appeal to ruin a marriage only to dump her lover for a richer prospect.
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- TriviaIn a print ad for this film, it was being billed as "SEX CRUSHED TO EARTH" (Pittsburgh ((Penna.)) Press, 29 August 1920)
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Adrienne Renault: You only live once, kid. Grab everything you can get and never feel sorry for anyone but yourself.
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Adrienne Renault is a stage performer at the Frivolity Theatre in New York City. She is carrying on with Philip Overman, a married man. Daisy Henderson, a young dancer in the act, is naïve in the ways of romantic affairs, so Adrienne takes her under her wing. Overman's wife confronts Adrienne, and while they are talking, Overman shows up to bring Adrienne flowers. The Overman marriage quickly goes into the dumper. Adrienne now sets her sights on rich Dick Wallace. She marries him, and discovers she actually has fallen for him. She is ready to settle down to a life of wedded bliss. Daisy, now a star at the theatre, begins to carry on with Dick. Adrienne finds out, and then takes a good hard look at her life.
This is a pretty entertaining film. There are so many places where this movie could have devolved into parody, but Glaum really holds this together. Her transformation from vamp to the wronged wife is quite remarkable. She gets to wear some nice outfits (not including her spider-woman outfit in the opening scenes of her act), and is very attractive.
In the closing shot, there is little doubt that the audience feels great sympathy for her. I didn't find Irving Cummings (as Dick Wallace) particularly good-looking, but there was certainly nothing wrong with his acting. (Although IMDb lists the character as "Dave," he is clearly listed as "Dick" on the title cards.) It's a shame I could not see a better print. In addition to some scenes being difficult to see, several of the title cards were almost impossible to read. Many of these title cards had some interesting art work on them, to reflect the "mood" of the dialogue or narration - but the art work was barely visible in some cases.
This is a pretty entertaining film. There are so many places where this movie could have devolved into parody, but Glaum really holds this together. Her transformation from vamp to the wronged wife is quite remarkable. She gets to wear some nice outfits (not including her spider-woman outfit in the opening scenes of her act), and is very attractive.
In the closing shot, there is little doubt that the audience feels great sympathy for her. I didn't find Irving Cummings (as Dick Wallace) particularly good-looking, but there was certainly nothing wrong with his acting. (Although IMDb lists the character as "Dave," he is clearly listed as "Dick" on the title cards.) It's a shame I could not see a better print. In addition to some scenes being difficult to see, several of the title cards were almost impossible to read. Many of these title cards had some interesting art work on them, to reflect the "mood" of the dialogue or narration - but the art work was barely visible in some cases.
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
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