Fifty-Fifty (1916 film)

Fifty-Fifty
Movie poster
Directed by	Allan Dwan
Produced by	D. W. Griffith
Written by	Allan Dwan (original story) Robert Shirley (adaptation)
Starring	Norma Talmadge J. W. Johnston Marie Chambers
Production company	Fine Arts Film Company
Distributed by	Triangle Film Corporation
Release dates	October 22, 1916 (1916-10-22)
Running time	55 min. (6-reels)
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Fifty-Fifty is an American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan whose story was adapted for the screen by Robert Shirley. The Fine Arts Film Company production was made under the aegis of Triangle Film Corporation which released it on October 22, 1916. The leading roles are played by Norma Talmadge, J. W. Johnston, and Marie Chambers.^[1] A print of the film is in the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection.^[2]

Plot

The title, which refers to the community property division of marital assets in divorce proceedings, foretells the dissolution of the union between financially secure Frederick Harmon (J. W. Johnston) and Naomi (Norma Talmadge), a fun-loving uninhibited artist whom her Bohemian artist friends affectionately reference as "the Nut". The "other woman" (Marie Chambers), intent on misleading Harmon as to his wife's virtue and intentions completes the triangle. The matter comes up for a resolution in front of a wise and experienced family court judge.

Cast

Norma Talmadge as Naomi Harmon
J. W. Johnston as Frederic Harmon
Marie Chambers as Helen Crew
Ruth Darling as Louise O'Mally
Harry Northrup as Former Prisoner
Frank Currier as Judge
Dodson Mitchell as Detective
Warner Richmond as Dandy

Remake

A 1925 remake also titled Fifty-fifty, set the story in Paris and New York, had a French director, Henri Diamant-Berger, and starred Hope Hampton, Lionel Barrymore and Louise Glaum.

References

External links

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Films directed by Allan Dwan

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