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His Divorced Wife

1919 · 60 min

A somber silent-era melodrama of mountain hardship and injustice, unfolding slowly with earnest performances and a heavy sense of sacrifice.

Directed by
Douglas Gerrard
Genres
Drama
Starring
Monroe Salisbury, Charles West, Charles Le Moyne
Overview
In an Eastern Kentucky mountain town, illiterate Asa Whipple, the village blacksmith, marries beautiful Nance Haws over the objections of her father. A former aristocrat who was financially ruined, Jethro Haws wanted Nance to marry lawyer Rufus Couch. After Sandy Orr, an escaped convict employed by the kind-hearted Asa, kills Luke Andrews for implying that Nance's expected child is Couch's, Asa takes the blame. He is convicted by Couch, now district attorney, who destroyed the confession Orr left before running away.

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Directed by
Douglas Gerrard
Genres
Drama
Starring
Monroe Salisbury, Charles West, Charles Le Moyne
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • betrayal
    • justice
    • class
    • isolation
    • guilt
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Douglas Gerrard
    Starring
    Monroe Salisbury, Charles West, Charles Le Moyne, Alfred Allen, Alice Claire Elliott, Ray Gallagher, Pat Moore
    Cinematography
    Roy H. Klaffki
    Runtime
    60 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    No Language

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