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A Mother's Secret

1918 · 50 min

A quiet, old-fashioned melodrama of family secrets and social ambition, watched with distant curiosity rather than immersion.

Directed by
Douglas Gerrard
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ella Hall, Mary Mersch, T.D. Crittenden
Overview
Angela, a lovely young woman of eighteen, lives with her grandmother in Virginia but knows very little about her mother, Lady Eldone, who after the death of Angela's father, moved to Europe and married an English army captain. When Captain Eldone is reported dead, Lady Eldone returns to the United States determined to marry a wealthy man.

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Directed by
Douglas Gerrard
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ella Hall, Mary Mersch, T.D. Crittenden
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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
    • family
    • identity
    • class
    • love
    Places
    • countryside
    • 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
    Romance4
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Douglas Gerrard
    Written by
    Doris Schroeder
    Starring
    Ella Hall, Mary Mersch, T.D. Crittenden, Emory Johnson, Grace McLean, Mrs. L.C. Harris
    Runtime
    50 min
    Country
    United States of America

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