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Bechdel Test Movie List

/bech·del test/ n.
1. It has to have at least two [named] women in it
2. Who talk to each other
3. About something besides a man

[[2]] Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1917) [imdb]

This movie passed 2 of 3 tests (although dubious). It was entered by Mike on 2011-02-11 21:49:04.

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Mike said:
In this John Barrymore vehicle about a notorious jewel thief, there are several named women, but apart from briefly greeting and saying goodbye to one another, the talk is about men, particularly the hero ("Mr. Raffles seems as good at love making as he is at cricket").

Wealthy Lady Melrose and others have a few extremely brief exchanges (blink and you'll miss them) with her maid over "the famous 'Melrose' necklace." IMDB seems to list the maid as "Marie," but she was unnamed in the version I saw so I'm grading accordingly.
Message posted on 2011-02-11 21:49:04

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