Nobody is saying that women are inadequately equipped for those roles, they are observing that women don’t choose those roles, even when barriers are removed. It’s not a coincidence that everyone is clamoring to bring equity into the C suite and boost women enrolling in STEM programs, but nobody is trying to bring equity to mining jobs, janitorial services, garbage collectors, etc.

I don’t know. Patrick Stewart seems to have done ok too.

Not a silent era film, but you should add High Noon (1952) to your list of classics to watch. Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly and loads of tension.