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Male and Female (1919)


 Starring Gloria Swanson, Thomas Meighan, Lila Lee, Raymond Hatton, Robert Cain
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille

Print: black/white
Runtime: 57 min.
Genre: Drama


Gorgeous but spoiled socialite, Lady Mary Lasenby, lives a pampered life of luxury. Loyal butler William Crichton humbly and faithfully serves the Lasenbys while secretly he is in love with Lady Mary. The entire Lasenby clan boards their yacht for an excursion, when they are shipwrecked and marooned on an uncharted isle. Social class quickly vanishes, as the aristocrats' complete lack of survival skills soon renders them helpless, while the able and resourceful Crichton is quickly elected King. Lady Mary falls in love with her new ruler, formerly her servant. But when at long last a rescue ship arrives, the death knell sounds for the forbidden love that could never be.

Admirable Crichton (1957)

Starring Kenneth More, Diane Cilento, Cecil Parker, Sally Ann Howes, Martita Hunt
Directed by Lewis Gilbert

Print: Color
Runtime: 93 min.
Genre: Comedy

Based on the James Barrie classic, THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON tells the story of an English butler who, shipwrecked with his employers, resourcefully leads them in their attempts to survive. The film stars Kenneth More and Sally Ann Howes.