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His Wife's Husband

1922 · 60 min

A slow-burning silent melodrama of mistaken death and quiet menace, where domestic calm hides old betrayals and a woman's past returns to threaten her hard-won security.

Directed by
Kenneth S. Webb
Genres
Drama
Overview
Olympia Brewster marries John Brainerd to escape a life of drudgery and immediately realizes that he does not love her but only desires her physically. She leaves a suicide note and starts for her uncle's home, pausing only to see a woman shoot at her husband, apparently fatally.
How it feels
Melancholic, tense, earnest and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Betrayal, identity, class, power
Content
Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Kenneth S. Webb
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

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Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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