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Forbidden Hours

1928 · 60 min

A stately silent-era romance of royal duty and forbidden love, unfolding with earnest gestures and a bittersweet, restrained melancholy.

Directed by
Harry Beaumont
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Ramon Novarro, Renée Adorée, Dorothy Cumming
Tagline
A Drama of Human Hearts under Ermine Robes.
Overview
Set in the fictitious European kingdom of Balanca, Prince Michael IV is being coerced, by his advisers, to marry a young woman of royal blood. However, he has fallen for a peasant.

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Directed by
Harry Beaumont
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Ramon Novarro, Renée Adorée, Dorothy Cumming
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • love
  • class
  • power
  • deception
  • fate
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
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
Realism5
Romance8
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Harry Beaumont
Written by
A.P. Younger
Starring
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Runtime
60 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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