The Sporting Age
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Blinded in a train accident James Driscoll (Holmes Herbert), whose wife, Miriam Driscoll (Belle Bennett), has been having an affair with his young male secretary Phillip Kingston )Carroll Nye), regains his eyesight. He keeps this from his wife, who continues her affair. Finally, he invites his young niece Nancy Driscoll (Josephine Borio) in the hopes she will fall for Philip and vice-versa. His ploy works, James reveals he can see again, and husband and wife are reconciled.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1928-03-02
Runtime: 56 mins
Director: Erle C. Kenton
Writer: Elmer Harris, Peter Milne
Spoken language:
Genres: Drama, Romance
Original title: The Sporting Age
Production Companies: Columbia Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
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