Adam and Evil (1927 film) explained

Adam and Evil
Director:	Robert Z. Leonard
Screenplay:	F. Hugh Herbert Florence Ryerson Ralph Spence
Starring:	Lew Cody Aileen Pringle Gwen Lee Gertrude Short
Cinematography:	André Barlatier - (French Wikipedia)
Editing:	Leslie F. Wilder
Studio:	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributor:	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Runtime:	70 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

Adam and Evil is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by F. Hugh Herbert, Florence Ryerson and Ralph Spence. The film stars Lew Cody, Aileen Pringle, Gwen Lee, Gertrude Short, Hedda Hopper, and Roy D'Arcy. The film was released on August 27, 1927, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Plot

"The little fur-bearing animals that are sacrificed for the vanity of women desiring fur coats have a posthumous revenge."^[4]

Cast

• Lew Cody as Adam Trevelyan / Allan Trevelyan
• Aileen Pringle as Evelyn Trevelyan
• Gwen Lee as Gwen De Vere
• Gertrude Short as Dora Dell
• Hedda Hopper as Eleanor Leighton
• Roy D'Arcy as Mortimer Jenkins

Preservation status

With no copies listed in any film archives,^[5] Adam and Evil is a lost film.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Adam and Evil (1927) - Overview - TCM.com. Turner Classic Movies. November 4, 2014.
2. Web site: Adam and Evil. AFI. November 4, 2014.
3. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/A/AdamAndEvil1927.html Progressive Silent Film List: Adam and Evil
4. The Brooklyn Standard Union, September 4, 1927
5. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.3305/default.html The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Adam and Evil
6. http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arnemetromgm.html Adam and Evil at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Lost MGM films for - 1927