The Unforeseen (1917)

Original title

The Unforseen

Directed by

John B. O'Brien

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

55 min

Rated

NR

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman and a man are caught in a dramatic situation that no one expected. The story comes from a Broadway play and follows their struggle through a crisis.

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What happens

The Unforeseen is a lost 1917 American silent drama film directed by John B. O'Brien and starring Olive Tell and David Powell. Distributed by the Mutual Film Company, it is based on the 1903 Broadway play The Unforeseen by Robert Marshall, which originally ran at the Empire Theatre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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