The Sporting Age

The Sporting Age is a 1928 American silent drama film,[1][2] directed by Erle C. Kenton.[3] The film depicts the life of an wife neglected by her husband.[4][5]

The Sporting Age
Directed byErle C. Kenton
StarringBelle Bennett
Holmes Herbert
Carroll Nye
CinematographyRay June
Production
company
Release date
March 2, 1928
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

Miriam Driscoll doesn't think her husband, James Driscoll really loves her. After a train accident temporarily blinds James, Miriam has an affair with Phillip Kingston, her husband's male secretary. James regains his vision earlier than expected, and he realizes that his wife has cheated on him. He then asks his niece Nancy to steal Phillip from Miriam. The plan works, causing Miriam and James to get back together again.[6]

Cast

References
  1. Munden, Kenneth W (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. Vol. 1. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 758. ISBN 978-0-520-20969-5.
  2. Palmer, Scott (1988). British film actors' credits, 1895-1987. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland. p. 349. ISBN 978-0-89950-316-5.
  3. Dick, Bernard F (2021). Columbia Pictures: portrait of a studio. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-8131-5215-8.
  4. Limbacher, James L (1983). Sexuality in World Cinema: L-Z. Metuchen, NJ u.a.: Scarecrow Press. p. 1270. ISBN 978-0-8108-1609-1.
  5. "Bell Bennett Excels in "Sporting Age"". Providence News. p. 20. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  6. Langman, Larry (1998). American Film Cycles : The Silent Era. Greenwood Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-313-30657-0.
  7. J. Quigley, Martin (1928). Exhibitors herald and moving picture world. Chicago: Martin J. Quigley. p. 28. OCLC 7094818.
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