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Domestic Relations

1922 · 60 min

A solemn silent-era moral drama that unfolds with deliberate gravity, asking you to sit with its lessons on hypocrisy and forgiveness.

Directed by
Chester Withey
Genres
Drama
Starring
Katherine MacDonald, William P. Carleton, Frank Leigh
Overview
Though Judge Benton unhesitatingly sentences laborer Joe Martin to a year in prison for beating his wife, he thoughtlessly abandons his own faithful wife to the attentions of an artist and demands a divorce when he suspects her of wrongdoing. Through coincidence Barbara Benton and Mrs. Martin become friends, and Barbara learns of Joe's desire for revenge.

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Directed by
Chester Withey
Genres
Drama
Starring
Katherine MacDonald, William P. Carleton, Frank Leigh
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 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
  • justice
  • betrayal
  • morality
  • revenge
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Chester Withey
Written by
Violet Clark
Starring
Katherine MacDonald, William P. Carleton, Frank Leigh, Barbara La Marr, Gordon Mullen, George Fisher, Lloyd Whitlock
Cinematography
Joseph Brotherton
Runtime
60 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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