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Life (1920)

Life poster
Directed by
Travers Vale
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This silent drama follows characters dealing with personal struggles and relationships in a theatrical style. The story is based on a play and was typical of early Hollywood filmmaking.

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What happens

Life is a lost 1920 American silent drama film directed by Travers Vale and written by William A. Brady based upon the play Life by Thompson Buchanan. The film stars Nita Naldi, Hubert Druce, Jack Mower, J.H. Gilmour, Arline Pretty, and Leeward Meeker. The film was released on November 13, 1920, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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