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Sentimental Tommy
1921 · 80 min
A slow, heartfelt silent melodrama that lingers on sorrow and devotion, rewarding patience with a tender, hard-won resolution.
- Directed by
- John S. Robertson
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Gareth Hughes, May McAvoy, Mabel Taliaferro
- Overview
- Grizel is the daughter of the Painted Lady, who believes that her lover will one day return. Grizel is ostracized by the other children of the town. Tommy and his sister come to the town. Tommy is friendly, but Elspeth keeps her distance. When the Painted Lady dies, Dr. Gemmell makes Grizel his housekeeper. Time passes and after the doctor dies, Grizel, who is now twenty-one years old, loves Tommy, who is an author in London. Tommy visits the town but cannot decide whether he loves Grizel. Grizel knows that Tommy does not love her, and after he returns to London her unhappiness leads to insanity. Tommy returns and marries Grizel, although he believes that she will hate him when she gets better. After two years under Tommy's care, she regains her sanity. After Tommy lets her know that he cared for her out of his love for her; not for pity, Grizel is happy.
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- Directed by
- John S. Robertson
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Gareth Hughes, May McAvoy, Mabel Taliaferro
