Short film
A Philistine in Bohemia
1920 · 20 min
A breezy, gentle silent-era romance that plays like a light comic sketch, charming and slight but easy to enjoy.
- Directed by
- Edward H. Griffith
- Genres
- Romance
- Starring
- Edna Murphy, Rod La Rocque, Nellie Parker Spaulding
- Overview
- Mr. Brunelli, a roomer at a boarding house, has caught the eye of Kate, the daughter of the woman who owns the house. Kate knows her mother, who doesn't want her daughter to have anything to do with her tenants, will disapprove of Mr. Brunelli, but she soon discovers that Mr. Brunelli isn't quite who she thinks he is.
- How it feels
- Romantic, light, whimsical and earnest. Brisk and easy to follow.
- About
- Love, identity, family, class
- Content
- Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Edward H. Griffith
- Genres
- Romance
- Starring
- Edna Murphy, Rod La Rocque, Nellie Parker Spaulding

