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The Battle of the Sexes (1928) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1928 · 88 mins
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- Directed by
- D.W. Griffith
- Starring
- Jean Hersholt, Don Alvarado, William Bakewell, Phyllis Haver, Sally O'Neil, Belle Bennett
Gold‑digging Marie Skinner, a frizzy‑haired gum‑chewer, teams with her jazz‑musician lover Babe Winsor to swindle wealthy real‑estate tycoon William Judson. She moves into his building, seduces him with compliments, music and flirtation. Judson’s wife and their two children catch him with Marie at a nightclub, confront him and he leaves. Meanwhile Babe pressures Marie to sell Judson worthless bonds, deepening the family’s turmoil.
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