Male and Female

Male and Female is a 1919 American silent adventure/drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gloria Swanson and Thomas Meighan. Its main themes are gender relations and social class. The film is based on the 1902 J. M. Barrie play The Admirable Crichton.

Male and Female
Still of Gloria Swanson in the film
Directed byCecil B. DeMille
Written byJeanie MacPherson
Based onThe Admirable Crichton
by J. M. Barrie
Produced byCecil B. DeMille
Jesse L. Lasky
StarringGloria Swanson
Thomas Meighan
CinematographyAlvin Wyckoff
Edited byAnne Bauchens
Music bySydney Jill Lehman (1997 version)
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • November 23, 1919 (1919-11-23)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Budget$168,619.28
Box office$1,256,226.59

A previous version was filmed the year before in England as The Admirable Crichton.

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