Statutory US Public Domain 1919 Feature

Male and Female

Name: Male and Female
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Released: 1919
Duration: 116 min
Cast: Mayme Kelso, Clarence Burton, Edmund Burns, Julia Faye, Guy Oliver

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille → • Production: Paramount Pictures

Male and Female is a 1919 American silent adventure/drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gloria Swanson and Thomas Meighan. Its main themes are gender relations and social class. The film is based on the 1902 J. M. Barrie play The Admirable Crichton.

Runtime

116 minutes

Aspect Ratio

4:3 Academy (Pillarbox)

Archival Copies

1 Vault Holding(s)

Classification

Pre-1929 Statutory

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⚖️ Statutory Public Domain Clearance Provenance

First published in 1919 (prior to January 1, 1929). Under United States copyright statute (17 U.S.C. § 304(b)), copyright protection has conclusively expired by operation of law. This motion picture has permanently entered the US Public Domain and is free from copyright restriction.

Male and Female

Archival Master Preserved in Studio Vaults

⚖️ Statutory Public Domain Clearance Provenance

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