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The Matrimonial Web

1921

A stately silent melodrama of tangled loyalties, played with earnest intensity and a slow, deliberate pull toward its moral reckoning.

Directed by
Edward José
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alice Calhoun, Joseph Striker, Riley Hatch
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1921 film directed by Edward José

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Directed by
Edward José
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alice Calhoun, Joseph Striker, Riley Hatch
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • love
  • crime
  • deception
  • morality
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Edward José
Written by
C. Graham Baker
Starring
Alice Calhoun, Joseph Striker, Riley Hatch, Armand Cortes, Charles Mackay, Elsie Fuller, Ernest Hilliard, Marion Barney
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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