The Clinging Vine

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The Clinging Vine is a 1926 silent comedy film starring Leatrice Joy as a supposedly meek woman who cleverly subverts expectations about femininity and independence.

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instanceOf silent film
basedOn play "The Clinging Vine" NERFINISHED
character A.A. Appleby NERFINISHED
Antoinette Allen NERFINISHED
Jimmy NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy J. Peverell Marley NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Paul Sloane NERFINISHED
distributor Producers Distributing Corporation NERFINISHED
editedBy Claude Berkeley NERFINISHED
era silent era
filmLength approximately 70 minutes
format black-and-white
genre comedy
silent comedy
hasAudience general audiences
hasFilmFormat silent, black-and-white feature
hasFilmStar Leatrice Joy NERFINISHED
hasIntertitlesLanguage English
hasMedium 35 mm film
hasReleaseStatus released
hasStarBilling Leatrice Joy NERFINISHED
leadCharacterOccupation businesswoman
leadCharacterTrait appears meek but is clever and assertive
narrativeForm fiction
notableFor portrayal of a woman subverting traditional feminine stereotypes
originalLanguage Silent film with English intertitles
plotSummary A supposedly meek businesswoman adopts a stereotypically feminine persona to manipulate expectations and gain independence.
producer Cecil B. DeMille NERFINISHED
productionCompany DeMille Pictures Corporation NERFINISHED
releaseDecade 1920s
releaseYear 1926
screenwriter Agnes Christine Johnston NERFINISHED
Julien Josephson NERFINISHED
setInPeriod contemporary 1920s United States
starring Emily Fitzroy NERFINISHED
Frankie Darro NERFINISHED
Leatrice Joy NERFINISHED
Robert Edeson NERFINISHED
Tom Moore NERFINISHED
theme female independence
femininity
gender roles
satire of stereotypes
workType narrative feature film

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Leatrice Joy notableWork The Clinging Vine