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The Goose Woman

1925 · 80 min

A somber silent melodrama of regret and maternal guilt, unfolding with theatrical intensity and a twist that lands with emotional force.

Directed by
Clarence Brown
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jack Pickford, Louise Dresser, Constance Bennett
Overview
A famous opera singer lost her voice when her son was born, and has drowned her sorrows in drink. When a murder is committed near her house, she invents a story in order to get herself back in front of the public again. However, the story she comes up with results in her son being arrested for the murder.

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Directed by
Clarence Brown
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jack Pickford, Louise Dresser, Constance Bennett
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • guilt
  • redemption
  • family
  • identity
  • obsession
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Clarence Brown
Written by
Melville W. Brown
Starring
Jack Pickford, Louise Dresser, Constance Bennett, Marc McDermott, George Nichols, Gustav von Seyffertitz, George Cooper
Cinematography
Milton Moore
Runtime
80 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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