Movie

The Straight Way
1916 · 50 min
A somber silent melodrama of wrongful accusation and lost memory, unfolding with earnest intensity and a sense of tragic inevitability.
- Directed by
- Will S. Davis
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Valeska Suratt, Herbert Heyes, Glen White
- Overview
- Deserted by her husband, John Madison, because he incorrectly accuses her of having an affair, Mary Madison goes to her aunt's house to have her baby, and then loses her memory in a train wreck. John, however, hears that she has died, so he takes possession of their infant daughter.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and demanding.
- About
- Betrayal, memory, family, grief
- Content
- Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Will S. Davis
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Valeska Suratt, Herbert Heyes, Glen White




