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Afraid to Love

1927 · 70 min

A light, charming silent romantic comedy with elegant wit and a gentle love triangle.

Directed by
Edward H. Griffith
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Florence Vidor, Clive Brook, Norman Trevor
Overview
When Sir Reginald Belsize's uncle dies he leaves him a fortune on condition that he give up his current unsuitable lover Helen and marry someone else within twenty four hours. Helen agrees to this so long as the woman he picks is less attractive than she is. The woman he picks is however beautiful and cultured and he quickly falls in love with her.

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Directed by
Edward H. Griffith
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Florence Vidor, Clive Brook, Norman Trevor
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • class
  • betrayal
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance7
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Edward H. Griffith
Written by
Doris Anderson
Starring
Florence Vidor, Clive Brook, Norman Trevor, Jocelyn Lee, Arthur Lubin, Lionel Belmore
Cinematography
J.O. Taylor
Runtime
70 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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