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A Friendly Marriage

1911 · 6 min

A gentle, briskly told silent romance that unfolds like a neat little fable about pride and love.

Directed by
Van Dyke Brooke
Starring
Earle Williams, Lillian Walker, Robert Gaillard
Overview
A penniless British Lord sets up an arranged marriage with an American heiress. He soon falls in love with her and is determined to support himself financially so they can have a real marriage.

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Directed by
Van Dyke Brooke
Starring
Earle Williams, Lillian Walker, Robert Gaillard
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • class
  • ambition
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism6
Romance5
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Directed by
Van Dyke Brooke
Starring
Earle Williams, Lillian Walker, Robert Gaillard, Anne Schaefer, Hazel Neason, Alec B. Francis, Van Dyke Brooke, Julia Swayne Gordon
Runtime
6 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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