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We Can't Have Everything (1918)

We Can't Have Everything poster
Directed by
Cecil B. DeMille
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy man pursues a woman who is already married. Their affair leads to emotional turmoil and moral consequences for all involved.

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What happens

We Can't Have Everything was a 1918 American silent drama film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and adapted for the screen by his brother, William C. De Mille. The film was based upon a 1917 novel of the same name by Rupert Hughes. Art direction for the film was done by Wilfred Buckland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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