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Ladies of Leisure

1926 · 58 min

A melodramatic silent romance that moves between drawing rooms and the Brooklyn Bridge, with a tense, earnest pull toward rescue and reunion.

Directed by
Tom Buckingham
Genres
Drama
Starring
Elaine Hammerstein, T. Roy Barnes, Robert Ellis
Overview
Rich, spoiled Marian pressures Eric to marry her. Her brother is in love with her friend Mamie, but a scheming ex-husband tries to blackmail her. Mamie is saved from suicide by Eric, who's in a compromising position when he brings her home.

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Directed by
Tom Buckingham
Genres
Drama
Starring
Elaine Hammerstein, T. Roy Barnes, Robert Ellis
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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
    • redemption
    • crime
    Places
    • big city
    • single country house
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance6
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Tom Buckingham
    Written by
    Albert Lewin
    Starring
    Elaine Hammerstein, T. Roy Barnes, Robert Ellis, Gertrude Short, Tom Ricketts, James Pier Mason, Joseph W. Girard, George Marion
    Cinematography
    Dewey Wrigley
    Runtime
    58 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    No Language

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