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His Buddy's Wife

1925 · 60 min

A quiet, earnest silent melodrama of wartime loyalty, small-town gossip and a love triangle resolved with bittersweet sacrifice.

Directed by
Tom Terriss
Genres
Drama
Starring
Glenn Hunter, Edna Murphy, Gordon Begg
Overview
Jim McMorrow and Bill Mullaney become close friends during the fighting in France, and Bill asks Jim to look after his family if anything should happen to him. Bill does not return from a patrol in no man's land, and Jim goes to the Mullaney farm, taking care of Bill's wife, Mary, and old Mother Mullaney, who dies shortly after Jim arrives. Jim and Mary are left alone on the farm, and the neighbors begin to gossip.

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Directed by
Tom Terriss
Genres
Drama
Starring
Glenn Hunter, Edna Murphy, Gordon Begg
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • loyalty
  • love
  • betrayal
  • grief
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
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
Realism6
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Tom Terriss
Starring
Glenn Hunter, Edna Murphy, Gordon Begg, Harlan Knight, Cora Williams, Flora Finch, Blanche Davenport, Douglas Gilmore
Cinematography
Henry Cronjager
Runtime
60 min
Country
United States of America

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