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The Sporting Age

The Sporting Age

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 2, 1928

Runtime

0h 56m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

35%

Original Title

The Sporting Age

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Director

Erle C. Kenton

Description

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.