The Deadlier Sex (1920)

Director: Robert Thornby

The Deadlier Sex features Blanche Sweet playing the daughter of a railroad magnate (Winter Hall) who has to take charge when her father unexpectedly dies. She uses her outdoor survival skills to kidnap a business rival to save the company from a stock market struggle. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

Cast

Blanche Sweet

Mary Willard

Winter Hall

Henry Willard

Roy Laidlaw

Huntley Green

Mahlon Hamilton

Harvey Judson

Russell Simpson

Jim Willis

Boris Karloff

Jules Borney