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Second Wife

1930 · 64 min

A somber, talky melodrama that wrings quiet tension from divided loyalties and old wounds.

Directed by
Russell Mack
Genres
Drama
Starring
Conrad Nagel, Lila Lee, Mary Carr
Overview
A man's pregnant second wife gets upset when he decides to go overseas to his young son, who may be dying of typhoid fever.

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Directed by
Russell Mack
Genres
Drama
Starring
Conrad Nagel, Lila Lee, Mary Carr
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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
  • family
  • grief
  • betrayal
  • parenthood
  • love
Places
  • home
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Russell Mack
Written by
Hugh Herbert, Fulton Oursler, Bert Glennon
Starring
Conrad Nagel, Lila Lee, Mary Carr, Hugh Huntley, Freddie Burke Frederick
Cinematography
William Marshall
Runtime
64 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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