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Craig's Wife (1928)

Craig's Wife poster
Directed by
William Churchill deMille
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman's controlling obsession with her home and social standing strains her marriage. Her husband and family struggle under her rigid demands.

tenseclaustrophobicbroodingmelodramaticstripped-downpsychologicalstifling

What happens

Craig's Wife is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by William C. deMille and starring Irene Rich, Warner Baxter and Virginia Bradford. It was based on the 1925 play Craig's Wife by George Kelly. Subsequent film adaptations followed in 1936 as Craig's Wife and 1950 as Harriet Craig. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward C. Jewell. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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