Woman and Wife (1918)

Directed by

Edward José

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

50 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman faces hardship and moral tests as she works as a governess and falls in love with her employer. She must confront secrets and her own conscience to find happiness.

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What happens

Woman and Wife is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Edward Jose and starring Alice Brady. It is based on the 1847 novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. The Select Pictures Corporation produced and distributed the film. The film was also known as The Lifted Cross. The film survives in an incomplete state at the BFI National Film and Television Archive. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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