The Waning Sex Explained

The Waning Sex
Director:Robert Z. Leonard
Producer:Harry Rapf
Starring:Norma Shearer
Conrad Nagel
Cinematography:Ben Reynolds
Editing:William LeVanway
Distributor:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Runtime:70 minutes
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

The Waning Sex is a 1926 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. Based on the 1923 play of the same name by Fanny and Frederic Hatton, the film starred Norma Shearer and Conrad Nagel.[1]

Synopsis

Nina Duane (Norma Shearer) is a criminal lawyer who's resented by Philip Barry (Conrad Nagel), a chauvinistic District Attorney, for her gender.[2] She wins acquittal for a widow named Mary Booth (Mary McAllister), then "defeats her in romancing the D.A".

Preservation

Prints of The Waning Sex currently exists in the film archives of the Museum of Modern Art and Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée in Fort de Bois-d'Arcy, France.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930. 1971. 865.
  2. Web site: The Waning Sex Rotten Tomatoes . 2024-07-02 . www.rottentomatoes.com . en.
  3. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.200/default.html Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Waning Sex