Fifty-Fifty (1916 film)
{{short description|1916 film by Allan Dwan}}
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{{Infobox film
|name= Fifty-Fifty
|image= Fifty-Fifty 1916 movieposter.jpg
|caption= Movie poster
|director= Allan Dwan
|producer= D. W. Griffith
|writer= Allan Dwan (original story)
Robert Shirley (adaptation)
|starring= Norma Talmadge
J. W. Johnston
Marie Chambers
|music=
|cinematography=
|editing=
|studio = Fine Arts Film Company
|distributor= Triangle Film Corporation
|released= {{Film date|1916|10|22}}
|runtime= 55 min. (6-reels)
|language= Silent (English intertitles)
|country= United States
|budget=
}}
Fifty-Fifty is an American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan whose story was adapted for the screen by Robert Shirley. The Fine Arts Film Company production was made under the aegis of Triangle Film Corporation which released it on October 22, 1916. The leading roles are played by Norma Talmadge, J. W. Johnston, and Marie Chambers.[http://www.stanford.edu/~gdegroat/NT/oldreviews/ff.htm Reviews of Fifty-Fifty in Variety, New York Dramatic Mirror and Moving Picture World at the Norma Talmadge website] A print of the film is in the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/F/FiftyFifty1916.html Progressive Silent Film List: Fifty-Fifty] at silentera.com
Plot
The title, which refers to the community property division of marital assets in divorce proceedings, foretells the dissolution of the union between financially secure Frederick Harmon (J. W. Johnston) and Naomi (Norma Talmadge), a fun-loving uninhibited artist whom her Bohemian artist friends affectionately reference as "the Nut". The "other woman" (Marie Chambers), intent on misleading Harmon as to his wife's virtue and intentions completes the triangle. The matter comes up for a resolution in front of a wise and experienced family court judge.
Cast
- Norma Talmadge as Naomi Harmon
- J. W. Johnston as Frederic Harmon
- Marie Chambers as Helen Crew
- Ruth Darling as Louise O'Mally
- Harry Northrup as Former Prisoner
- Frank Currier as Judge
- Dodson Mitchell as Detective
- Warner Richmond as Dandy
Remake
A 1925 remake also titled Fifty-fifty, set the story in Paris and New York, had a French director, Henri Diamant-Berger, and starred Hope Hampton, Lionel Barrymore and Louise Glaum.
References
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External links
{{commons category|Fifty-Fifty (1916 film)}}
- {{IMDb title|0006679|Fifty-Fifty}}
- [http://www.hollywood.com/movie/FiftyFifty/6015961 Fifty-Fifty at Hollywood.com]
- [http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/AbbrView.aspx?s=&Movie=14093 Fifty-Fifty at the American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films]
- [https://archive.today/20130128031611/http://www.lewiswaynegallery.com/fifty-fifty-1916-cgc-title-lobby-card-vf-8-0-norma-talmadge-p-13462.html Fifty-Fifty lobby card]
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Category:Silent American drama films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Allan Dwan
Category:Surviving American silent films
Category:1910s English-language films
Category:English-language drama films
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