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The Clash of Love and a Straying Papa!

The Battle of the Sexes

Gum-chewing frizzy-haired golddigger Marie Skinner cooks up a scheme with her lover Babe Winsor, a jazz hound, to fleece a portly middle-aged real estate tycoon, William Judson. Marie moves into Judson's apartment building and contrives to meet and seduce him, plying him with compliments, music, swoons, décolletage, and batted eyes. When his loyal wife (and their two children) see him out catting with Marie at a night club, mom's devastated and confronts him. He moves out. Babe wants Marie to sell Judson worthless bonds. Will mom commit suicide? Will sis shoot the floozy? Will pops figure out he's being a fool?

Credits

The Battle of the Sexes Cast

Name Character
Jean Hersholt He was 42, 69 years old when he died as William Judson
Belle Bennett She was 37, 41 years old when she died as Mrs. Judson
Don Alvarado He was 23, 62 years old when he died as Babe Winsor
William Bakewell He was 20, 84 years old when he died as The Son
Sally O'Neil She was 19, 59 years old when she died as Ruth, the Daughter

The Battle of the Sexes Crew

Name Department
Billy Bitzer as Director of Photography. He was 56 (72) years old when He died Camera
Hugo Riesenfeld as Original Music Composer. He was 49 (60) years old when He died Sound
Karl Struss as Director of Photography. He was 41 (95) years old when He died Camera
D.W. Griffith as Director. He was 53 (73) years old when He died Directing
D.W. Griffith as Producer. He was 53 (73) years old when He died Production
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The Clash of Love and a Straying Papa!

  • Release day: Friday, October 12, 1928
  • Runtime: 88 minutes