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Sex

1920 · 87 min

A slow, moody silent melodrama of seduction and regret, watching glamorous cruelty curdle into lonely consequence.

Directed by: Fred Niblo
Genres: Drama
Starring: Louise Glaum, Irving Cummings, Peggy Pearce

Tagline: LUXURY, SPLENDOR, RICHES, TEMPTATION CONQUEST, REGENERATION A LAVISH AND AT TIMES STARTLING ENTERTAINMENT.
Overview: A Broadway actress uses her sex appeal to ruin a marriage only to dump her lover for a richer prospect.

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Directed by: Fred Niblo
Genres: Drama
Starring: Louise Glaum, Irving Cummings, Peggy Pearce

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
obsession
morality
class
loneliness
Places: big city
single country house
sea
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Fred Niblo
Written by: C. Gardner Sullivan
Starring: Louise Glaum, Irving Cummings, Peggy Pearce, Myrtle Stedman, William Conklin, Jean Murat, Robert Gorham
Music: David Drazin
Cinematography: Charles J. Stumar
Runtime: 87 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: No Language

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