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Honor of the Family

1931 · 66 min

A creaky, talky pre-Code melodrama of greed and desire, watchable mainly as a curiosity from a vanished era.

Directed by
Lloyd Bacon
Genres
Drama
Tagline
She Was Supposed to Be an Old Man's Darling-in Secret Just a Young Man's Joy
Overview
Intrigue and greed come between an immoral woman and the man who loves her. This film is believed lost.

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Directed by
Lloyd Bacon
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 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
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • love
  • class
  • family
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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