Sex is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo, written by C. Gardner Sullivan, produced by J. Parker Read, and starring Louise Glaum. On its surface, the film was a morality story on
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William Conklin and Louise Glaum in Sex
Sex at the Royal Theater in Des Moines, Iowa (May 1920)
The Apollo Theater in Washington, DC in 1920 playing Sex
Pathé Exchange was the American branch of the major French film production and distribution studio Pathé. The branch emerged during the silent era in Hollywood. At its peak, it held nearly 50% of the
Sex (1920 film)
…Louise Glaum Irving Cummings Cinematography Charles J. Stumar Edited by Ralph Dixon Production companies J. Parker Read, Jr. Productions Distributed by Pathé Exchange Release date March 29, 1920 (1920-03-29) Running time 87 minutes Country United States Language Silent (English intertitles) Sex is a 1920 American…
Poster for the comedic short Bungalow Boobs (1924), with the genre brand "Pathécomedy" and global Pathé rooster logo at the bottom
Poster for the final episode of The Perils of Pauline (1914), the genre-defining serial
December 1930 Photoplay ad showing Pathé's top stars during the studio's final days
Flyer promoting RKO Pathé's 1939 releases—at this point, most of its shorts were one-reelers. Even within this single promotional item, a hyphen came and went in the brand name.