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Honor Bound

1928 · 70 min

A somber silent-era melodrama of wrongful punishment and simmering injustice, unfolding with earnest intensity and a heavy sense of moral weight.

Directed by: Alfred E. Green
Genres: Drama
Starring: George O'Brien, Estelle Taylor, Leila Hyams

Tagline: A Daring Drama of the Convict Labor Camps
Overview: When a woman accidentally kills her detested husband, a selfless young man takes the blame and goes to prison. Complications ensue when he is provisionally released.

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Directed by: Alfred E. Green
Genres: Drama
Starring: George O'Brien, Estelle Taylor, Leila Hyams

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
betrayal
guilt
class
survival
Places: prison
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Alfred E. Green
Starring: George O'Brien, Estelle Taylor, Leila Hyams, Tom Santschi, Frank Cooley, Sam De Grasse, Al Hart, Harry Gripp
Cinematography: Joseph H. August
Runtime: 70 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: No Language

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