"Relic"
I understand that this would have been consistent with the language used by that generation, due to its role in the medical profession, however as someone who has family members with Down Syndrome I took it very personally.
Forbidden Fruit (1921)
Mary Maddock works as a seamstress to bring home money while her husband Steve, unemployed, has no real prospects of earning money. Mary's employers, are trying to strike an oil related business deal with a rich man by the name of Nelson Rogers. The deal does not seem to be on the table, as Mr. Rogers is leaving town shortly and does not have the time to work out the details of such a deal. In an order to entice him to stay, Mrs. Mallory - wife of Mr. Mallory who is proposing the business deal - convinces Mary to be her guest at a dinner party with the intent of making Mr. Rogers fall for her and thus stay long enough for Mr. Mallory to make him agree to a business deal.
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Mary Maddock works as a seamstress to bring home money while her husband Steve, unemployed, has no real prospects of earning money. Mary's employers, are trying to strike an oil related business deal with a rich man by the name of Nelson Rogers. The deal does not seem to be on the table, as Mr. Rogers is leaving town shortly and does not have the time to work out the details of such a deal. In an order to entice him to stay, Mrs. Mallory - wife of Mr. Mallory who is proposing the business deal - convinces Mary to be her guest at a dinner party with the intent of making Mr. Rogers fall for her and thus stay long enough for Mr. Mallory to make him agree to a business deal.
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Genre:Drama, Romance
Written By:Jeanie Macpherson
In Theaters:1/3/1921
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Runtime:87 minutes
Studio:Paramount Pictures
Cast
Cecil B. DeMille
Director
Agnes Ayres
Mary Maddock
Clarence Burton
Steve Maddock
Theodore Roberts
James Harrington Mallory
Kathlyn Williams
Mrs. Mallory
Forrest Stanley
Nelson Rogers
Theodore Kosloff
Pietro Giuseppe
Shannon Day
Nadia Craig
Bertram Johns
John Craig
Julia Faye
Mrs. Mallory's First Maid
William Boyd
Billiards Player
Conrad Nagel
Actor In Play 'Forbidden Fruit' (uncredited)
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