A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.
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George O'Brien
The Man (Anses)
Janet Gaynor
The Wife (Indre)
Margaret Livingston
The Woman from the City
Bodil Rosing
The Maid
J. Farrell MacDonald
The Photographer
Ralph Sipperly
The Barber
Jane Winton
The Manicure Girl
Arthur Housman
The Obtrusive Gentleman
Eddie Boland
The Obliging Gentleman
Herman Bing
Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)
Director
F. W. Murnau
Screenplay
Carl Mayer
Tagline
""An artistic masterpiece and also a joy to watch.""
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Revenue
$1,636,000
Production
Fox Film Corporation
Andres Gomez
May 17, 2014
Interesting but much more for how the movies were done back in 1927 and how the relationships between men and women were understood.
CinemaSerf
March 27, 2022
Wow! Friedrich Murnau really did pull out all of the stops for this gorgeously complex and beautiful story - that is entirely based on human character flaws that ordinarily might make one squirm... None of the characters actually have names, but George O'Brien is contentedly married to Janet Gaynor, living on their farm with their young child. One day, he happens upon the visiting Margaret Livings...
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