Sex
by Fred Niblo
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DVD Cover Information
Actor: Irving Cummings, Louise Glaum, Peggy PearceDirector: Fred Niblo
DVD: Region Code 1
Format: NTSC, Silent
Running Time: 80 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-11-22
Studio: Unknown Video
Movie Reviews of Sex
Movie Review: A vamp's life is never easy (or dull)!
Summary: 5 Stars
There don't seem to be too many silent movies with vampy women in them, but "Sex" certainly fits the bill. Louise Glaum plays a headlining showgirl with a party-hearty lifestyle, and lots of wealthy men at her feet. Eventually she decides to settle down and marry one of them, and (surprise!) she even falls in love with him. You'd expect the story to end there, but actually it's just heating up. The vamp's young protege, back at the theater, now becomes a big star, and the little vixen sets her sights on that husband! I won't give away what happens next, but this movie was a lot of fun. You might start watching it just as a hoot, but before the end you'll be drawn in and sympathizing with the characters. I didn't expect this to be as strong a film as it is. The DVD has a little bonus section which is a slide show of scantily-dressed (and sometimes UNdressed) silent film stars, and this was a treat too. I have to admit I've watched it more than once already. Bottom line, this is a very enjoyable DVD, and I found the picture quality to be just great.
Summary of Sex
Theda Bara was the first of the great vamps, but by the late 1910s she was being eclipsed by a new breed of screen temptresses. The best-remembered of these was Louise Glaum, whose first claim to fame was as the perennial bad-girl dance-hall queen in William S. Hart's westerns. From there, she took leading roles in a string of torrid melodramas: lurid films bearing titles like "A Law Unto Herself" and "Sweetheart of the Doomed." She topped herself with "Sex" in 1920, just as the age of the vamp was coming to a close. Here she plays a cabaret star who lures married men to amorous disaster. Her spiderweb costume is a treat in itself: the symbolism may not be subtle but it certainly is apt! Organ score by Bob Vaughn.Supplemental material: An eye-opening photo gallery of unclad and under-clad film stars from throughout the silent era and into the early 1930s. Included are rare and risque photos of Louise Brooks, Clara Bow, Douglas Fairbanks, Mae West, Bessie Love and many more.
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