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God's Law and Man's (1917)

God's Law and Man's poster
Directed by
John H. Collins
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman faces a difficult choice between her own desires and the expectations of society. The story explores the consequences of that decision within a strict moral framework.

lostsilentdramaticsomberold-fashionedserioussimplerestrained

What happens

God's Law and Man's is a lost 1917 silent film drama direct by John H. Collins and distributed by Metro Pictures. It starred Collins's wife Viola Dana. The story comes from a novel by Paul Trent, A Wife by Purchase. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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