''Made for Love'' is a 1926 American silent

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directed by

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, produced by

Cecil B. DeMille Cecil Blount DeMille (; August 12, 1881January 21, 1959) was an American filmmaker and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of American cinema and the most co ...

, and starring

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Nicholas Ainsworth is a young American archaeologist working in Egypt who neglects his wife Joan for his work, in which he is assisted by Lady Diana Trent, a titled Englishwoman. His wife resents her husband’s attitude and, after a number of adventures, accepts the attentions of a native prince. For revenge of what he considers to be an affront to his family, the prince plots to dynamite a tomb while the scientist is working in it. The neglected wife rides to warn her husband of the danger. Both are trapped by the explosion. The prince is killed by a falling rock, and the scientist and his wife are finally rescued and reconciled.

Cast

Production

In the first reel, the introduction of Joan (Leatrice Joy) is accompanied by a closeup with her new hair style. Joy had impulsively cut her hair short in 1926, and DeMille, whom Joy had followed when he set up

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, was publicly angry as it prevented her from portraying traditional feminine roles. The studio developed projects with roles suitable for her “Leatrice Joy

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”, and ''Made for Love'' was the first of five films before she regrew her hair. Despite this, a professional dispute would end the Joy / Demille partnership in 1928.

Preservation

A copy of ''Made for Love'' is preserved film at the

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.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Made for Love''
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References

External links

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