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The Board of Censors in Pennsylvania changed the title of the film to Sex Crushed to Earth for screenings in that state. The film was also exhibited as The Spider Woman. ...

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The Board of Censors in Pennsylvania changed the title of the film to Sex Crushed to Earth for screenings in that state. The film was also exhibited as The Spider Woman.

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SOURCE CITATIONS
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DATE
PAGE
ETR
20 Mar 1920
p. 1659
MPN
10 Jan 1920
p. 194
MPN
3 Apr 1920
p. 3113
MPN
10 Apr 1920
p. 3363
MPN
5 Jun 1920
pp. 4556-57
MPW
13 Mar 1920
p. 1825
MPW
20 Mar 1920
p. 2011
MPW
3 Jul 1920
p. 110
New York Morning Telegraph
14 Mar 1920
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Variety
2 Apr 1920
p. 94
Wid's
21 Mar 1920
p. 3
CAST
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DETAILS
Alternate Title:
Sex Crushed to Earth
Release Date:
11 April 1920
Premiere Information:
Paterson, NJ, opening: 29 Mar 1920
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
J. Parker Read, Jr.
11 March 1920
LP14904
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in reels):
7
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Adrienne, the queen of the Frivolity Theater, is a self-centered vamp who steals other women's husbands. Her current conquest is Phillip Overman, and when Overman's wife pleads with the vamp to free her husband, Adrienne turns a deaf ear. Daisy, a chorine, is shocked by her colleague's callousness, but Adrienne asserts that she is only being practical. When she meets Pittsburgh millionaire Dave Wallace, Adrienne falls in love and casts Overman aside. Soon after their marriage, Adrienne learns that her husband is having an affair with Daisy, who is now the reigning queen of Broadway. She pleads with Daisy to release her husband, who responds by repeating the philosophy that Adrienne had given her. Despondently boarding a boat bound for Europe, Adrienne sees the Overmans, who are now happily reunited, and realizes the shallowness of her ...

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Adrienne, the queen of the Frivolity Theater, is a self-centered vamp who steals other women's husbands. Her current conquest is Phillip Overman, and when Overman's wife pleads with the vamp to free her husband, Adrienne turns a deaf ear. Daisy, a chorine, is shocked by her colleague's callousness, but Adrienne asserts that she is only being practical. When she meets Pittsburgh millionaire Dave Wallace, Adrienne falls in love and casts Overman aside. Soon after their marriage, Adrienne learns that her husband is having an affair with Daisy, who is now the reigning queen of Broadway. She pleads with Daisy to release her husband, who responds by repeating the philosophy that Adrienne had given her. Despondently boarding a boat bound for Europe, Adrienne sees the Overmans, who are now happily reunited, and realizes the shallowness of her life.

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