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Madame Peacock

1920 · 60 min

A silent melodrama of theatrical ambition and maternal regret, performed with intense emotion and moral reckoning.

Directed by
Ray C. Smallwood
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alla Nazimova, George Probert, John Steppling
Tagline
AS THE WOMAN WHO RELINQUISHED WITH A SHRUG THOSE THINGS IN LIFE MOST WOMEN HOLD MOST DEAR-FOR WHAT?..SHE WAS LATER TO LEARN.
Overview
Jane Goring, a ruthlessly ambitious actress, forsakes her life as a wife and mother for the stage. Returning home from a performance one night, Jane is disgusted to find her husband Robert McNaughton victimized by a tubercular cough and so banishes him and her young daughter to a sanitarium in Colorado. Years pass, finding Jane still estranged from her family. On the opening night of her new play, Jane finds herself upstaged and outperformed by Gloria Cromwell, a rising young actress, who, unknown to Jane, is her abandoned daughter. Returning home, Jane is haunted by visions of her husband and child and begins to sob. Looking up from her pillow, she is startled to see her husband with Gloria.

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Directed by
Ray C. Smallwood
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alla Nazimova, George Probert, John Steppling
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • family
  • guilt
  • identity
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Ray C. Smallwood
Written by
Alla Nazimova
Starring
Alla Nazimova, George Probert, John Steppling, William Orlamond, Rex Cherryman, Albert R. Cody, Gertrude Claire, Georgie Woodthorpe
Cinematography
Rudolph J. Bergquist
Runtime
60 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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