| Fifty-Fifty | |
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| Directed by | Allan Dwan |
| Written by | Allan Dwan (original story) Robert Shirley (adaptation) |
| Produced by | D. W. Griffith |
| Starring | Norma Talmadge J. W. Johnston Marie Chambers |
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| Distributed by | Triangle Film Corporation |
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Running time | 55 min. (6-reels) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (Englishintertitles) |
Fifty-Fifty is an Americansilentdrama film directed byAllan Dwan whose story was adapted for the screen by Robert Shirley. The Fine Arts Film Company production was made under the aegis ofTriangle Film Corporation which released it on October 22, 1916. The leading roles are played byNorma Talmadge,J. W. Johnston, and Marie Chambers.[1] A print of the film is in theGeorge Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection.[2]
The title, which refers to thecommunity 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 herBohemian 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.
A 1925 remake also titledFifty-fifty, set the story inParis andNew York, had a French director,Henri Diamant-Berger, and starredHope Hampton,Lionel Barrymore andLouise Glaum.
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