Release Date: Jan 1, 1919 Wide
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Don't let that title fool you: Male and Female is really James M. Barrie's The Admirable Crichton, as interpreted by Cecil B. DeMille. Thomas Meighan plays Crichton, the very proper butler in the British household of Lord Loam (Theodore Roberts). When masters and servants go on a yachting excursion, the vessel is destroyed in a storm, marooning everyone on a desert island. The helpless aristocrats must turn to the resourceful Crichton for survival. Before long, Crichton is ruling the roost,
Jan 1, 1919 Wide
Aug 17, 1999
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The Admirable Crichton receives the Cecil B. DeMille readjustment
"Male and Female" is one of the early feature-length films produced and directed by Cecil DeMille and one of the first films he made with Gloria Swanson as the lead actress. Unfortunately I cannot recommend it. The film gets better in the second half, but the first 70 minutes or so are interminable. With a running time
September 5, 2009
Super Reviewer
thoroughly enjoyed this movie. beautiful women, sophisticated men, a dry and clever sense of humour, and a bittersweet love story. the fantasy element is terrific as well--the story starts off realistically, then veers away from reality with the shipwreck, then goes completely off into Babylonian dreamland, then eases
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