The Unfortunate Sex
Cast & Crew
Elsier La Maie
Frances Edmonde
George Larkin
Harry Von Meter
Katherine Lewis
Earl Schaefer
Film Details
Synopsis
Given away by her wealthy father, James Harrington, as an infant because she was born a female, Peggy has been raised by a kindly underworld crook. One day, while selling papers at the newstand, Peggy meets rising young attorney George Bentley who convinces her to aid the police in capturing Spike Kelly, a notorious member of her foster parent's gang. Peggy complies, and with her reward attends finishing school while Bentley tracks down her natural father who, having estranged his wife by his unnatural deed, is now remorseful. After reconciling husband, wife, and daughter, the young lawyer proposes to Peggy, assuring her that she should no longer consider herself a member of the unfortunate sex.
Director
Elsier La Maie
Cast
Frances Edmonde
George Larkin
Harry Von Meter
Katherine Lewis
Earl Schaefer
Jeanne Poe
Dick Johnson
Film Details
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
The film was shot under the title Peggy Wise. Exteriors were shot in San Francisco. The film was advertised as being an adaptation of La Maie's novel The Unfortunate Sex, but no evidence supporting the existence of such a novel has been found.
