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Marriage

1927 · 56 min

A hushed, old-fashioned marital drama that drifts between romance and regret, asking patience as it unfolds its moral tale.

Directed by
Roy William Neill
Genres
Drama
Starring
Virginia Valli, Allan Durant, Gladys McConnell
Overview
Marjorie Pope, who is engaged to Magnet, a wealthy suitor whom she does not love, elopes with Trafford, an inventor, after his airplane crashes on the grounds of her parents' rural home. Soon, however, Marjorie, irked by his dedication and idealism, persuades Trafford to market his wonderful invention, but her extravagance leads her into an affair with Sir Roderick. Trafford turns her out of their African home, but she returns to nurse him back to health when he is injured by a lion.

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Directed by
Roy William Neill
Genres
Drama
Starring
Virginia Valli, Allan Durant, Gladys McConnell
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • ambition
  • redemption
  • guilt
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Roy William Neill
Written by
Elizabeth Pickett, Gertrude Orr
Starring
Virginia Valli, Allan Durant, Gladys McConnell, Lawford Davidson, Donald Stuart, Frank Dunn, Edwards Davis, James A. Marcus
Runtime
56 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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