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Produced by
  
William LeBaron

Cinematography
  
George Webber

Distributed by
  
Paramount Pictures

Director
  
Frank Tuttle

Producer
  
William LeBaron

7.1/10
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Directed by
  
Frank Tuttle

Starring
  
Evelyn Brent

Edited by
  
Julian Johnson

Initial release
  
1926

Production company
  
Famous Players-Lasky

Written by
  
John V. A. Weaver

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Cast
  
Louise Brooks, Evelyn Brent

Similar
  
Lawrence Gray movies, Movies about money, Silent movies

Love 'Em and Leave 'Em is a 1926 silent American comedy-drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Evelyn Brent.

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Plot

Mame (Brent) has been caring for her sister Janie (Brooks) since their mother died. While Mame is the responsible one at home, Janie stays out late having fun. Bill (Gray), who lives down the hall, is sweet on Mame.

All three work at a department store, where Janie has been made treasurer of the employee league. Lem (Perkins), a scoundrel in the apartment building, recommends a bet that Janie cannot resist, and she uses some of the league dance money to place her wager. Mame’s creative ideas have mistakenly been credited to Bill and he is given a chance to be a window dresser at the store. When Mame leaves on vacation, Bill and Janie try window dressing together, with disastrous results: Janie seduces Bill.

Meanwhile, Mame returns early to find Bill kissing her sister. To top it off, Janie’s gambling has left her eighty dollars short. Lem convinces her to bet the last of the league money to cover her losses. Surprisingly, the horse comes in, but Lem lies about placing the bet for her. Janie allows the blame for the missing money to fall on Mame. Although she doesn’t deserve it, Mame comes to Janie’s rescue by stealing the money back from Lem. When Lem steals it back, the two begin an unusual male-female fight with Mame coming out on top. Even though the money is returned, both Bill and Mame are fired. But all is still right with the world as the couple make up in a display window.

Cast

  • Evelyn Brent as Mame Walsh
  • Lawrence Gray as Bill Billingsley
  • Louise Brooks as Janie Walsh
  • Osgood Perkins as Lem Woodruff
  • Jack Egan as Cartwright
  • Marcia Harris as Miss Streeter
  • Edward Garvey as Mr. Whinfer
  • Vera Sisson as Mrs. Whinfer
  • Joseph McClunn as August Whinfer
  • Arthur Donaldson as Mr. McGonigle
  • Elise Cavanna as Miss Gimple
  • Dorothy Mathews as Minnie
  • Preservation status

    According to the website SilentEra, a 16mm film print of this film exists.

    References

    Love 'Em and Leave 'Em (film) Wikipedia