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The Foolish Virgin (1916)

The Foolish Virgin poster
Directed by
Albert Capellani
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
55 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman falls in love with a man who is not what he seems. She must decide between her feelings and the truth about him.

melodramaticromanticseriousslow-pacedsomberold-fashionedsentimentaltheatrical

What happens

The Foolish Virgin is a 1916, American silent drama film directed by Albert Capellani and starring Clara Kimball Young, Conway Tearle, and Paul Capellani. It was shot at Fort Lee in New Jersey. Future star Rudolph Valentino appeared as an uncredited extra. It was adapted from Thomas Dixon's book and was marketed as "a worthy successor" to the film The Common Law. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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