| The Other Half | |
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| Directed by | King Vidor |
| Written by | King Vidor |
| Produced by | Joe Pasternak |
| Starring | Florence Vidor Charles Meredith |
| Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
Production company | Brentwood Film |
| Distributed by | Exhibitors Mutual Robertson-Cole Distributing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Other Half is a 1919 American drama film directed by King Vidor.[1] Produced by the Brentwood Corporation, the film starred Vidor’s wife Florence Vidor and featured comedienne Zasu Pitts.[2]
The picture is the third of four Christian Science-influenced films that represent a brief phase in Vidor’s output, championing the superiority of self-healing through moral strength and supplemented by the benefits of rural living.[3] In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, as part of a retrospective dedicated to King Vidor's career.[4]
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Other Half". silentera.com. Retrieved March 22, 2009.
- ^ Baxter 1976 p. 9
- ^ Gustafssson, 2016: “The film “advocated views associated with Christian Science (not to be confused with Scientology), a then relatively new religious movement that came about towards the end of the 19th century and to which Vidor claimed allegiance.”
Durgnat and Simmons, 1988 p. 26
Baxter 1976 p. 9 - ^ "Berlinale 2020: Retrospective "King Vidor"". Berlinale. Retrieved February 28, 2020.