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The Eyes of the World (1930)

The Eyes of the World poster
Directed by
Henry King
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family faces turmoil and moral challenges in a small community. The story follows their struggles with secrets and social expectations.

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What happens

The Eyes of the World is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Henry King and written by Brewster Morse and Clarke Silvernail. It is an adaptation of Harold Bell Wright's 1914 novel. The film stars Eulalie Jensen, Florence Roberts, Una Merkel, and Nance O'Neil. The film was released on August 30, 1930, by United Artists. There is also a previous silent-film adaptation of the same novel, which was released in 1917 and is considered lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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