Movie
The Nest
1927 · 80 min
A quiet, emotionally charged silent drama about a mother's disillusionment and search for escape.
- Directed by
- William Nigh
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Pauline Frederick, Holmes Herbert, Thomas Holding
- Overview
- A mother discovers her daughter Susan is marrying an insufferable social-climber. Already horrified by the idea, she also finds out her son Martin has gone into a life of crime. She decides to head to Paris to forget about her domestic troubles. She marries Richard Elliot, the executor of her late husband's estate.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Family, betrayal, class, grief
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- William Nigh
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Pauline Frederick, Holmes Herbert, Thomas Holding






