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The Unknown Lover (1925)

The Unknown Lover poster
Directed by
Victor Hugo Halperin
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
NR
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy woman meets a mysterious stranger who becomes her secret lover. She must navigate social expectations and personal desires as their hidden relationship unfolds.

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What happens

The Unknown Lover is a 1925 American silent drama film produced and directed by Victor Halperin (an early effort for him) under his Victory Pictures banner and released by the Vitagraph Company of America, soon to become part of Warner Bros. This is the last silent film of star Elsie Ferguson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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