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Sally Bishop

1923 · 80 min

A quiet, old-fashioned silent romance that unfolds slowly, with restrained feeling and a lingering sense of threatened scandal.

Directed by
Maurice Elvey
Genres
Romance
Starring
Marie Doro, Henry Ainley, Florence Turner
Overview
A typist threatens to expose her lover when he prosecutes the divorce of a woman he means to marry.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Maurice Elvey
Genres
Romance
Starring
Marie Doro, Henry Ainley, Florence Turner
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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
    Themes
    • love
    • betrayal
    • class
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    romance
    Directed by
    Maurice Elvey
    Starring
    Marie Doro, Henry Ainley, Florence Turner, Valia, Sydney Fairbrother, A. Bromley Davenport, Mary Dibley, May Hanbury
    Runtime
    80 min
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    No Language

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