MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Short film

His Sister-In-Law

1910 · 17 min

A quiet, old-fashioned melodrama of sisterly bonds and domestic friction, watched with gentle patience rather than excitement.

Directed by
D.W. Griffith
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lottie Pickford, Gladys Egan, Edward Dillon
Overview
Eva and Blanche are inseparable sisters living with a maiden aunt. But Eva marries a suitor named John, to Blanche’s great dismay, and starts married life in a nearby apartment. Blanche lives with the newlyweds for a while, but her constant presence soon irritates the bridegroom. Feeling unwanted, Blanche returns to her aunt’s home despite Eva’s entreaties. Later, when Eva gives birth to a child, the sisters are reconciled.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
D.W. Griffith
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lottie Pickford, Gladys Egan, Edward Dillon
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • isolation
  • parenthood
  • betrayal
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

More like this

Titles like His Sister-In-Law

Short film

The Man

1910

A quiet, old-fashioned mountain melodrama of loneliness and longing, played with earnest restraint and a slow, gentle pull.

Same director: D.W. Griffith · About love and isolation

Also
Same director: D.W. Griffith
Via
  • love
  • isolation
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
17 min
Details
The ManHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

The Sorrowful Example

1911

A grim, earnest silent melodrama of grinding poverty and domestic betrayal, watched with quiet dread for a family's fragile hope.

Same director: D.W. Griffith · Melancholic · about family and parenthood

Also
Same director: D.W. Griffith
Via
  • melancholic
  • family
  • parenthood
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
18 min
Details
The Sorrowful ExampleHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

A Child's Devotion

1912

A quiet, sentimental early silent melodrama that asks you to lean into its simple emotional beats and gentle domestic warmth. It feels earnest and a little stagey, with the emotional pull carried by faces and gestures rather than words.

Melancholic · about family and love

Via
  • melancholic
  • family
  • love
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
16 min
Details
A Child's DevotionHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

Her Sacrifice

1911

A brief, earnest silent melodrama whose simple emotional pull is gentle and distant, like a faded photograph.

Same director: D.W. Griffith · About family and love

Also
Same director: D.W. Griffith
Via
  • family
  • love
Pacing
measured
Attention
background
Runtime
18 min
Details
Her SacrificeHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

The Absentee

1913

A slow, earnest silent melodrama that unfolds with patient warmth, trading on separation and reunion rather than spectacle.

Melancholic · about family and love

Via
  • melancholic
  • family
  • love
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
36 min
Details
The AbsenteeHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Zwei Menschen

1919

A solemn silent-era domestic drama that plays out marital collapse and custody heartbreak with earnest, theatrical restraint.

Melancholic · about family and love

Via
  • melancholic
  • family
  • love
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
85 min
Details
Zwei MenschenHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

A Sister's Burden

1915

A quiet, sorrowful silent-era melodrama about sacrifice, playing out with gentle restraint and a heavy heart.

Melancholic · about family and love

Via
  • melancholic
  • family
  • love
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
22 min
Details
A Sister's BurdenHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

His Chorus Girl Wife

1911

A brief, gentle silent-era melodrama that moves quietly toward warmth, easy to watch but emotionally thin.

About family and love

Via
  • family
  • love
Pacing
measured
Attention
background
Runtime
10 min
Details
His Chorus Girl WifeHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Rich Men's Wives

1922

A silent melodrama that feels earnest and a bit stagy, with emotional highs and lows but a slow, old-fashioned rhythm.

Melancholic · about family and parenthood

Via
  • melancholic
  • family
  • parenthood
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
70 min
Details
Rich Men's WivesHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

Sweet Revenge

1909

A short, muted silent drama that builds quiet tension around jealousy and regret, then resolves in a gentle, moral turn.

Same writer: D.W. Griffith · About love and betrayal

Also
Same writer: D.W. Griffith
Via
  • love
  • betrayal
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
5 min
Details
Sweet RevengeHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

The Mountaineer

1914

A quiet, simple old melodrama that drifts by like a faded photograph, easy to watch but hard to hold onto.

Melancholic · about family and love

Via
  • melancholic
  • family
  • love
Pacing
measured
Attention
background
Runtime
20 min
Details
The MountaineerHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

La Pouponnière

1933

A quiet, old-fashioned romantic drama where family duty and money press against a young woman's wishes, watched with gentle melancholy.

Melancholic · about family and love

Via
  • melancholic
  • family
  • love
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
89 min
Details
La PouponnièreHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
D.W. Griffith
Starring
Lottie Pickford, Gladys Egan, Edward Dillon, Charles West, Grace Henderson, William J. Butler
Runtime
17 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

TMDBIMDbLetterboxdWikidata