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The Thirteenth Commandment (1920)

The Thirteenth Commandment poster
Original title
The 13th Commandment
Directed by
Robert G. Vignola
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman faces a difficult moral choice that tests her loyalty and values. The story is based on a novel about a commandment that challenges conventional ethics.

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What happens

The Thirteenth Commandment is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Robert G. Vignola and written by Alice Eyton. The film stars Ethel Clayton, Charles Meredith, Monte Blue, Anna Q. Nilsson, Irving Cummings and Winter Hall. It is based on the 1916 novel The Thirteenth Commandment by Rupert Hughes. The film was released on January 17, 1920, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently survives. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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