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Forbidden Fruit

1921 · 87 min

A stately silent melodrama of gowns and moral tests, watching like a slow, handsome fable about temptation and escape.

Directed by
Cecil B. DeMille
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Agnes Ayres, Clarence Burton, Theodore Roberts
Overview
Mary Maddock works as a seamstress to bring home money while her husband Steve, unemployed, has no real prospects of earning money. Mary's employers, are trying to strike an oil related business deal with a rich man by the name of Nelson Rogers. The deal does not seem to be on the table, as Mr. Rogers is leaving town shortly and does not have the time to work out the details of such a deal. In an order to entice him to stay, Mrs. Mallory - wife of Mr. Mallory who is proposing the business deal - convinces Mary to be her guest at a dinner party with the intent of making Mr. Rogers fall for her and thus stay long enough for Mr. Mallory to make him agree to a business deal.

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Directed by
Cecil B. DeMille
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Agnes Ayres, Clarence Burton, Theodore Roberts
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • class
    • love
    • betrayal
    • crime
    • freedom
    Places
    • big city
    • single country house
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Cecil B. DeMille
    Written by
    Jeanie Macpherson
    Starring
    Agnes Ayres, Clarence Burton, Theodore Roberts, Kathlyn Williams, Forrest Stanley, Theodore Kosloff, Shannon Day, Bertram Johns
    Runtime
    87 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    No Language

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