The Reckless Sex (1925)
Melodrama | 5 February 1925
Director:
Alvin J. NeitzWriter:
Travers WellsCinematographer:
Bert BaldridgeProduction Company:
Phil Goldstone ProductionsThe title was listed in the 31 Jan 1925 Exhibitors Trade Review as one of twenty-five completed films to be released during the new year by Renown Pictures, Inc., headquartered at 719 Seventh Avenue in New York City.
The Reckless Sex opened on 5 Feb 1925 at Wilmer & Vincent’s Hippodrome in Reading, PA; on 8 Mar 1925 at the Castle Theatre in Chicago, IL; and on 27 Mar 1925 at Loew’s New York Theatre in New York City. Vaudevillian Johnnie Walker, the film’s leading man, performed live during the film’s run at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, CA, beginning 14 Sep 1925. The 18 Jul 1925 Los Angeles Evening Express stated that the picture was “indorsed and approved” by the Los Angeles District Federation of Women’s Clubs.
An unrelated short subject of the same name was released in 1921 by the Christie Film Co. The Reckless Sex was also the provisional title for the 1926 release The Truthful Sex (see entry), as noted in the 22 May 1926 Moving Picture World.
According to the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) Treasures from the Film Archives database, this film is extant. ...
The title was listed in the 31 Jan 1925 Exhibitors Trade Review as one of twenty-five completed films to be released during the new year by Renown Pictures, Inc., headquartered at 719 Seventh Avenue in New York City.
The Reckless Sex opened on 5 Feb 1925 at Wilmer & Vincent’s Hippodrome in Reading, PA; on 8 Mar 1925 at the Castle Theatre in Chicago, IL; and on 27 Mar 1925 at Loew’s New York Theatre in New York City. Vaudevillian Johnnie Walker, the film’s leading man, performed live during the film’s run at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, CA, beginning 14 Sep 1925. The 18 Jul 1925 Los Angeles Evening Express stated that the picture was “indorsed and approved” by the Los Angeles District Federation of Women’s Clubs.
An unrelated short subject of the same name was released in 1921 by the Christie Film Co. The Reckless Sex was also the provisional title for the 1926 release The Truthful Sex (see entry), as noted in the 22 May 1926 Moving Picture World.
According to the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) Treasures from the Film Archives database, this film is extant.
Robert Lanning, a proper Bostonian who owns an estate in southern New Mexico, suspects that some of his employees are smuggling arms into Mexico, and sends his son, Robert Jr., to investigate. During his journey west, Robert meets Mary Hamilton, a stranded actress from a roadshow company of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Because Mary is still in costume as the character, “Little Eva,” Robert mistakes her for a child and takes her with him to the ranch. He ultimately discovers the identity of the arms smugglers and, with the help of the Mexican Rurales, brings the gang to justice. Robert then realizes that Mary is not a child and wins her for his ...
Robert Lanning, a proper Bostonian who owns an estate in southern New Mexico, suspects that some of his employees are smuggling arms into Mexico, and sends his son, Robert Jr., to investigate. During his journey west, Robert meets Mary Hamilton, a stranded actress from a roadshow company of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Because Mary is still in costume as the character, “Little Eva,” Robert mistakes her for a child and takes her with him to the ranch. He ultimately discovers the identity of the arms smugglers and, with the help of the Mexican Rurales, brings the gang to justice. Robert then realizes that Mary is not a child and wins her for his wife.
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