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Because (1918)

Because poster
Directed by
Sidney Morgan
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United Kingdom
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A father confines his daughter after she rejects his choice of husband. The story follows her struggle against his control.

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What happens

Because is a 1918 British silent drama film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Lilian Braithwaite, Ben Webster and George Foley. A father locks his daughter up when she refuses to marry the man he has chosen as her husband. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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