A chorus girl hopes to rise to stardom and thus accepts the advances of a wealthy man. But she becomes fearful of her reputation and safety.


Two Weeks arrives like a brittle champagne flute flung against a brick wall—its shards catch the moon and nick your thumbs. Directed by Sidney Franklin and written by the acid-inked triumvirate of John Emerson, Anita Loos and Anthony Wharton, this 1920 silent survives only in scattered prints, yet its pulse beats loud...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Sidney Franklin

Sidney Franklin
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" Two Weeks arrives like a brittle champagne flute flung against a brick wall—its shards catch the moon and nick your thumbs. Directed by Sidney Franklin and written by the acid-inked triumvirate of John Emerson, Anita Loos and Anthony Wharton, this 1920 silent survives only in scattered prints, yet its pulse beats louder than many a pristine blockbuster. You don’t watch it; you eavesdrop on a fever dream circling 1919 Broadway, where marquee bulbs hum like gossip and every chorus girl carries a ..."
John Emerson, Anita Loos, Anthony Wharton
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