Movie

What's a Wife Worth?

1921 · 60 min

A quiet, old-fashioned melodrama that unfolds gently, asking little of you beyond patience for its slow, earnest turns.

Overview: After Bruce Morrison marries Rose Kendall, he receives information that his father is gravely ill, and not to tell him of Bruce's marriage because the father has picked Jane Penfield to be his son's wife. Jane's brother Murray, however, learns of the marriage and demands money to keep the news from Bruce's father.
How it feels: Measured and fine in the background.
About: Betrayal, family, love
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
family
love
Places: None
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none