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The Galley Slave (1915)

The Galley Slave poster
Directed by
J. Gordon Edwards
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman endures betrayal and hardship in a rigid society. She is forced into servitude but fights for justice and her own survival.

solemnmelodramaticslow-burntragicintensesomberarchaicintimate

What happens

The Galley Slave is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. Based on the play of the same name by Bartley Campbell, the film's scenario was written by Clara S. Beranger. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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