Doomsday (1928)

Directed by

Rowland V. Lee

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h

Rated

NR

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman marries a wealthy landowner to escape poverty, leaving behind the farmer she loves. Her decision leads to a tense life of duty and regret.

romanticmelancholicbittersweetslow-pacedyearningquietdramaticpoignantperiod

What happens

Doomsday is a 1928 American romantic drama silent film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Florence Vidor and Gary Cooper. Written by Julian Johnson, Donald W. Lee, and Doris Anderson, based on the 1927 novel Doomsday by Warwick Deeping, the film is about a woman who marries a wealthy landowner to escape her life of poverty, leaving behind the handsome farmer she truly loves. Produced by Jesse L. Lasky, Rowland V. Lee, Hector Turnbull, and Adolph Zukor for Paramount Pictures, Doomsday was released on February 18, 1928, in the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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