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Just a Wife (1920)

Just a Wife poster
Directed by
Howard Hickman
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman navigates the expectations of marriage and society in early 20th century America. The story follows her personal struggles within a conventional domestic setting.

slow-burnmelancholicformalquietrestrainedintimatedateddramatic

What happens

Just a Wife is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Howard Hickman and starring Roy Stewart, Leatrice Joy and Kathlyn Williams. It is based on the 1910 Broadway play Just a Wife by Eugene Walter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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