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Forbidden (1919)

Forbidden poster
Directed by
Phillips Smalley, Lois Weber
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A married woman struggles with a secret that threatens her family and her standing in society. She must make a difficult choice that will affect everyone around her.

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What happens

Forbidden is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Lois Weber and Phillips Smalley and starring Mildred Harris, who was billed as Mrs. Charles Chaplin. The picture was produced and distributed by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. The film was advertised as a Universal-Jewel production. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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