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Battling Sisters
(1929) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Henry W. George (Lupino Lane)

Cast: Lupino Lane [the chief home-fire burner], Wallace Lupino [a female enemy soldier], Betty Boyd [an enemy soldier], Maxine Jennings [the home-fire burner’s wife], Violet Blythe [the enemy commander]

Lupino Lane Comedy Corporation production; distributed by Educational Film Exchanges, Incorporated [Lupino Lane Comedies]. / Photographed (cinematography) by Jay Turner. Presented by E.W. Hammons. / © 2 June 1929 [LP477]. Released 2 June 1929. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.

Comedy: Science fiction.

Survival status: Print exists in the film holdings of FPA France (Lobster Films collection) [16mm reduction positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Animals: Donkeys, Rodents (Mice) - Effeminacy - Explosions - Female impersonation - Fire - Furniture - Gas masks - Knitting - Science fiction - Transportation: Carts, Motorcycles (Sidecars), Trucks - Wars (Future) - Weapons: Bayonets, Cannons, Rifles, Swords

Listing updated: 3 December 2024.

References: Film credits, film viewing : ClasIm-257 p. C8 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.