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The Tongues of Men (1916)

The Tongues of Men poster
Directed by
Frank Lloyd
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A stage actress makes her film debut in this silent drama. She plays a woman caught in a conflict about social expectations and personal desire.

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What happens

The Tongues of Men is a 1916 silent film drama produced by the Oliver Morosco Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Frank Lloyd directed and English stage actress Constance Collier stars in her debut film. The story is based on a 1913 Broadway play, The Tongues of Men, by Edward Childs Carpenter and starring Henrietta Crosman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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