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The Adventurous Sex
“She's "Smart Baggage!" With 'Broadcasting Eyes' and as full of Syncopation as a Saxophone.”
10.0 / 10• 1925• 1h 5m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
A young man spends so much time at work on his airplane that he neglects his girl. She goes out on her own to live the high life, but her reputation is soiled by an adventurer. The young woman resolves to kill herself, and throws herself into the water rushing towards Niagara Falls, but is saved at the last minute by her former sweetheart.
Cast & Crew
Clara Bow
The Girl
Lead
Herbert Rawlinson
The Sweetheart
Earle Williams
The Adventurer
Harry T. Morey
The Father
Flora Finch
The Grandmother
Joseph Burke
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Mabel Beck
The Mother
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Charles Giblyn's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Adventurous Sex is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
