So This Is Marriage?

A quiet, earnest silent-era marital drama that simmers with domestic friction and moral parable, moving slowly toward reconciliation.

Directed by

Hobart Henley

Genres

Drama

Starring

Conrad Nagel, Eleanor Boardman, Lew Cody

Tagline

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Overview

After five years of marriage, Beth and Peter Marsh's life together is a series of rows and reconciliations. Beth is frivolous and extravagant; Peter is domineering and ambitious and has difficulty paying the bills. Daniel Rankin, who lives in the same apartment building, becomes attracted to Beth and arranges with the Marsh chauffeur to have her car break down, allowing him to offer assistance and gracefully introduce himself; Rankin later invites her to a dance. Resenting Rankin's attentions to his wife, Peter forbids her to go. However, Beth accompanies Rankin to spite her husband, and Rankin proposes that she divorce Peter and become his wife. A lost film.

How it feels

Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Love, betrayal, family, morality

Content

Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.

Note

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

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