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Afraid to Love (1927)

Afraid to Love poster
Directed by
Edward H. Griffith
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman and a man navigate romantic misunderstandings and comedic situations. It follows their attempts to find love and happiness together.

lightheartedplayfulromanticwhimsicalfast-pacedamusingnostalgicgentle

What happens

Afraid to Love is a lost 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Edward H. Griffith and written by Doris Anderson, Francis de Croisset, Fred de Gresac, Alfred Hustwick and Joseph Jackson. The film stars Florence Vidor, Clive Brook, Norman Trevor, Jocelyn Lee and Arthur Lubin. The film was released on April 9, 1927, by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the 1902 play The Marriage of Kitty by Cosmo Gordon Lennox, a version of the French play La Passerelle by Francis de Croisset and Fred de Gresac. The play was previously adapted into the 1915 film The Marriage of Kitty. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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