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The House of Tears

1915 · 50 min

A somber silent melodrama that unfolds with theatrical gravity, its emotional extremes and moral reversals demanding quiet attention.

Directed by
Edwin Carewe
Genres
Drama
Starring
Emily Stevens, Henri Bergman, Walter Hitchcock
Overview
After his divorce Robert Collingwood loses his fortune in Wall Street and becomes mentally unstable. He then attempts to harm his daughter, Gail, but dies in a fall. Fifteen years later, Gail, now a reporter, becomes involved with a man named Thorne, who is also known as Edward North. Thorne is later revealed to be the man who had an affair with Collingwood's wife.

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Directed by
Edwin Carewe
Genres
Drama
Starring
Emily Stevens, Henri Bergman, Walter Hitchcock
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • betrayal
  • family
  • madness
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
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
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Edwin Carewe
Written by
June Mathis
Starring
Emily Stevens, Henri Bergman, Walter Hitchcock, George Brennan, Madge Tyrone, Bernard Randall
Runtime
50 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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