| The Double Standard | |
| Director: | Phillips Smalley |
| Starring: | Roy Stewart Clarissa Selwynne Joseph W. Girard |
| Cinematography: | Stephen S. Norton |
| Studio: | Universal Pictures |
| Distributor: | Universal Pictures |
| Runtime: | 50 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Silent English intertitles |
The Double Standard is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Phillips Smalley[1] and starring Roy Stewart, Clarissa Selwynne and Joseph W. Girard.[2] [3] The film duration is 50 minutes.[4] As of 2021, this film was considered lost.[5]
The American Film Institute offers a plot summary based on contemporary sources. It contains elements of melodrama.
A review in Variety found the plot confusing and stated, "The story, or what appeared of it, has a strain similar to that compounded in Herman Lieb’s vaudeville sketch "Dope"."[6]