Movie
Barriers of Society
1916 · 50 min
A vintage romantic drama with class barriers, a scheming rival, and island peril, unfolding at a steady, earnest pace.
- Directed by
- Lloyd B. Carleton
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Dorothy Davenport, Emory Johnson, Richard Morris
- Overview
- When penniless Westie Phillips briefly meets wealthy Martha Gorham, he falls in love, but Martha forgets the encounter. Harry Arnold, courting Martha, invites her out sailing and arranges to have the yacht wrecked near an uncharted island so that he can be alone with her until rescuers arrive. Meanwhile, without knowing Martha is on board, Westie secures a position on the yacht.
- How it feels
- Romantic, tense, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Love, class, survival, obsession
- Content
- Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Lloyd B. Carleton
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Dorothy Davenport, Emory Johnson, Richard Morris
