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1927 film

Adam and Evil
Film poster
Directed by	Robert Z. Leonard
Screenplay by	F. Hugh Herbert Florence Ryerson Ralph Spence
Starring	Lew Cody Aileen Pringle Gwen Lee Gertrude Short
Cinematography	André Barlatier - (French Misplaced Pages)
Edited by	Leslie F. Wilder
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	August 27, 1927 (1927-08-27)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Adam and Evil is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by F. Hugh Herbert, Florence Ryerson and Ralph Spence. The film stars Lew Cody, Aileen Pringle, Gwen Lee, Gertrude Short, Hedda Hopper, and Roy D'Arcy. The film was released on August 27, 1927, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Plot

"The little fur-bearing animals that are sacrificed for the vanity of women desiring fur coats have a posthumous revenge."

Cast

Lew Cody as Adam Trevelyan / Allan Trevelyan
Aileen Pringle as Evelyn Trevelyan
Gwen Lee as Gwen De Vere
Gertrude Short as Dora Dell
Hedda Hopper as Eleanor Leighton
Roy D'Arcy as Mortimer Jenkins

Preservation status

With no copies listed in any film archives, Adam and Evil is a lost film.

References

"Adam and Evil (1927) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
"Adam and Evil". AFI. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
Progressive Silent Film List: Adam and Evil at silentera.com
The Brooklyn Standard Union, September 4, 1927
The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Adam and Evil
Adam and Evil at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Lost MGM films for - 1927 Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Adam and Evil at IMDb
Adam and Evil at AllMovie

v t e Films directed by Robert Z. Leonard
The Master Key (1914) The Ruby Circle (1914) Christmas Memories (1915) Judge Not (1915) The Love Girl (1916) Secret Love (1916) The Crippled Hand (1916) The Eagle's Wings (1916) Little Eve Edgarton (1916) The Plow Girl (1916) On Record (1917) A Mormon Maid (1917) The Primrose Ring (1917) At First Sight (1917) Princess Virtue (1917) Face Value (1918) The Bride's Awakening (1918) Danger, Go Slow (1918) Her Body in Bond (1918) Modern Love (1918) The Big Little Person (1919) The Delicious Little Devil (1919) The Scarlet Shadow (1919) What Am I Bid? (1919) The Way of a Woman (1919) The Miracle of Love (1919) April Folly (1920) The Restless Sex (1920) Stronger Than Death (1920) The Gilded Lily (1921) Heedless Moths (1921) Peacock Alley (1922) Fascination (1922) Broadway Rose (1922) Jazzmania (1923) Fashion Row (1923) The French Doll (1923) Mademoiselle Midnight (1924) Circe, the Enchantress (1924) Love's Wilderness (1924) Cheaper to Marry (1925) Time, the Comedian (1925) Bright Lights (1925) Dance Madness (1926) Mademoiselle Modiste (1926) The Waning Sex (1926) A Little Journey (1927) The Demi-Bride (1927) Adam and Evil (1927) Tea for Three (1927) Baby Mine (1928) The Cardboard Lover (1928) A Lady of Chance (1928) Marianne (1929, silent) Marianne (1929, musical) The Divorcee (1930) In Gay Madrid (1930) Let Us Be Gay (1930) The Bachelor Father (1931) Five and Ten (1931) It's a Wise Child (1931) Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931) Lovers Courageous (1932) The Son-Daughter (1932) Strange Interlude (1932) When Ladies Meet (1933) Dancing Lady (1933) Peg o' My Heart (1933) Outcast Lady (1934) After Office Hours (1935) Naughty Marietta (1935) Escapade (1935) A Tale of Two Cities (1935) The Great Ziegfeld (1936) Small Town Girl (1936) Piccadilly Jim (1936) Maytime (1937) The Firefly (1937) The Girl of the Golden West (1938) Broadway Serenade (1939) New Moon (1940) Pride and Prejudice (1940) Third Finger, Left Hand (1940) Ziegfeld Girl (1941) When Ladies Meet (1941) We Were Dancing (1942) Stand By for Action (1942) The Man from Down Under (1943) Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944) Week-End at the Waldorf (1945) The Secret Heart (1946) Cynthia (1947) B.F.'s Daughter (1948) The Bribe (1949) In the Good Old Summertime (1949) Nancy Goes to Rio (1950) Duchess of Idaho (1950) Grounds for Marriage (1951) Too Young to Kiss (1951) Everything I Have Is Yours (1952) The Clown (1953) The Great Diamond Robbery (1953) Her Twelve Men (1954) The King's Thief (1955) Beautiful but Dangerous (1955) Kelly and Me (1957)

Films directed by Robert Z. Leonard

The Master Key (1914)
The Ruby Circle (1914)
Christmas Memories (1915)
Judge Not (1915)
The Love Girl (1916)
Secret Love (1916)
The Crippled Hand (1916)
The Eagle's Wings (1916)
Little Eve Edgarton (1916)
The Plow Girl (1916)
On Record (1917)
A Mormon Maid (1917)
The Primrose Ring (1917)
At First Sight (1917)
Princess Virtue (1917)
Face Value (1918)
The Bride's Awakening (1918)
Danger, Go Slow (1918)
Her Body in Bond (1918)
Modern Love (1918)
The Big Little Person (1919)
The Delicious Little Devil (1919)
The Scarlet Shadow (1919)
What Am I Bid? (1919)
The Way of a Woman (1919)
The Miracle of Love (1919)
April Folly (1920)
The Restless Sex (1920)
Stronger Than Death (1920)
The Gilded Lily (1921)
Heedless Moths (1921)
Peacock Alley (1922)
Fascination (1922)
Broadway Rose (1922)
Jazzmania (1923)
Fashion Row (1923)
The French Doll (1923)
Mademoiselle Midnight (1924)
Circe, the Enchantress (1924)
Love's Wilderness (1924)
Cheaper to Marry (1925)
Time, the Comedian (1925)
Bright Lights (1925)
Dance Madness (1926)
Mademoiselle Modiste (1926)
The Waning Sex (1926)
A Little Journey (1927)
The Demi-Bride (1927)
Adam and Evil (1927)
Tea for Three (1927)
Baby Mine (1928)
The Cardboard Lover (1928)
A Lady of Chance (1928)
Marianne (1929, silent)
Marianne (1929, musical)
The Divorcee (1930)
In Gay Madrid (1930)
Let Us Be Gay (1930)
The Bachelor Father (1931)
Five and Ten (1931)
It's a Wise Child (1931)
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931)
Lovers Courageous (1932)
The Son-Daughter (1932)
Strange Interlude (1932)
When Ladies Meet (1933)
Dancing Lady (1933)
Peg o' My Heart (1933)
Outcast Lady (1934)
After Office Hours (1935)
Naughty Marietta (1935)
Escapade (1935)
A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Small Town Girl (1936)
Piccadilly Jim (1936)
Maytime (1937)
The Firefly (1937)
The Girl of the Golden West (1938)
Broadway Serenade (1939)
New Moon (1940)
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
When Ladies Meet (1941)
We Were Dancing (1942)
Stand By for Action (1942)
The Man from Down Under (1943)
Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944)
Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)
The Secret Heart (1946)
Cynthia (1947)
B.F.'s Daughter (1948)
The Bribe (1949)
In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
Nancy Goes to Rio (1950)
Duchess of Idaho (1950)
Grounds for Marriage (1951)
Too Young to Kiss (1951)
Everything I Have Is Yours (1952)
The Clown (1953)
The Great Diamond Robbery (1953)
Her Twelve Men (1954)
The King's Thief (1955)
Beautiful but Dangerous (1955)
Kelly and Me (1957)

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