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The Woman Who Was Nothing (1917)

The Woman Who Was Nothing poster
Directed by
Maurice Elvey
Genre
drama film, silent film, crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A female ex-convict takes over the life of a dying heiress by stealing her identity. She navigates the risks of her deception in a world that offers her no other way out.

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What happens

The Woman Who Was Nothing is a 1917 British silent crime film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Lilian Braithwaite, Madge Titheradge and George Tulley. It was based on a novel by Tom Gallon. The screenplay concerns a female ex-convict who steals the identity of a dying heiress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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