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The Woman He Feared

1916 · 30 min

A quiet, old-fashioned moral drama that unfolds slowly, asking you to sit with a father's uneasy attempt to change.

Directed by
Harry F. Millarde
Genres
Drama
Starring
Franklyn Farnum, Vola Vale, William Canfield
Overview
Henry Clive, a wealthy widower, placed his small daughter, May, in a convent when she was a mere child, and now that her education is completed takes her home. Clive, alone, has amused himself according to his fancy, but now that his daughter has come to live with him he decides to reform.

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Directed by
Harry F. Millarde
Genres
Drama
Starring
Franklyn Farnum, Vola Vale, William Canfield
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • redemption
  • parenthood
  • identity
  • morality
Places
  • home
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Harry F. Millarde
Written by
Eugenie Magnus Ingleton
Starring
Franklyn Farnum, Vola Vale, William Canfield, Clarissa Selwynne, Adele Farrington, Virginia Lee Corbin
Runtime
30 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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