Conscience

A grim, compact melodrama that turns a careless joke into a trap, leaving you uneasy as suspicion closes in.

Directed by

D.W. Griffith

Starring

Edwin August, Stephanie Longfellow, Joseph Graybill

Overview

As they have breakfast in their hunting lodge Howard jokingly tells his wife to improve her coffee or he'll shoot her. Later she meets him as he's out hunting and is accidentally shot and killed by another hunter. Because the maid overheard his joke at breakfast Howard is arrested for her murder.

How it feels

Dark, tense and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.

About

Guilt, betrayal, justice, death

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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