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Behold My Wife

1920 · 70 min

A stately silent melodrama of wounded pride and patient devotion, unfolding with earnest sentiment and a slow, old-fashioned grace.

Directed by
George Melford
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mabel Julienne Scott, Milton Sills, Winter Hall
Overview
In Canada, a young woman of Indian blood marries an Englishman who sends her back to England to humiliate his family and the woman who once spurned him. But the man's brother shows her the ways of English civilization, and a great surprise awaits her husband when he returns to his homeland.

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Directed by
George Melford
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mabel Julienne Scott, Milton Sills, Winter Hall
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • identity
  • love
  • redemption
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
George Melford
Written by
Frank Condon
Starring
Mabel Julienne Scott, Milton Sills, Winter Hall, Elliott Dexter, Helen Dunbar, Ann Forrest, Maude Wayne, Fred Huntley
Cinematography
Paul P. Perry
Runtime
70 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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