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Her Code of Honor

1919 · 60 min

A melodramatic silent tale of forbidden love and identity, with high emotions and a twist that keeps you engaged.

Overview
A man brings up, on Long Island, the illegitimate daughter of a deceased woman who'd been an art student in love with a married Parisian. Is a French man the daughter, now grown up, attracted to a descendant of that same Parisian as well?

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • family
  • betrayal
  • guilt
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
John M. Stahl
Starring
Florence Reed, William Desmond, Robert Frazer, Irving Cummings, Alec B. Francis, George Stevens, Marcelle Roussillon
Cinematography
Harry Fischbeck
Runtime
60 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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