Made for Love
Made for Love is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Paul Sloane, produced by Cecil B. DeMille, and starring Leatrice Joy.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Paul Sloane |
| Produced by | Cinema Corporation of America (Cecil B. DeMille) |
| Written by | Garrett Fort (story, scenario) |
| Starring | Leatrice Joy Edmund Burns |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller |
| Distributed by | Producers Distributing Corporation |
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Running time | 65 minutes; 7 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
- Leatrice Joy as Joan Ainsworth
- Edmund Burns as Nicholas Ainsworth
- Ethel Wales as Lady Diana Trent
- Bertram Grassby as Mahmoud Bey
- Brandon Hurst as Pharaoh
- Frank Butler as Freddie Waddams
- Lincoln Stedman as The Cherub
- Neely Edwards as Pierre the pet of the Boulevards
- Snitz Edwards as Selim
- Malcolm Denny as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Production
In the first reel, the introduction of Joan (Leatrice Joy) is accompanied by a closeup with her new hair style. Joy had impulsively cut her hair short in 1926, and DeMille, whom Joy had followed when he set up Producers Distributing Corporation, was publicly angry as it prevented her from portraying traditional feminine roles.[3] The studio developed projects with roles suitable for her “Leatrice Joy bob”,[3] and Made for Love was the first of five films before she regrew her hair. Despite this, a professional dispute would end the Joy / Demille partnership in 1928.
Preservation
A copy of Made for Love is preserved film at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[4]
References
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Made for Love
- Progressive Silent Film List: Made for Love at silentera.com
- Johanna, Schmertz (2013), "The Leatrice Joy Bob: The Clinging Vine and Gender's Cutting Edge", in Dall’Asta, Monica; Duckett, Victoria; Tralli, Lucia (eds.), Researching Women in Silent Cinema: New Findings and Perspectives, University of Bologna, pp. 402–13, ISBN 978-8-8980-1010-3, ISSN 2283-6462
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Made for Love
External links
- Made for Love at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Made for Love is available for free download at the Internet Archive