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For Those We Love (1921)

For Those We Love poster
Directed by
Arthur Rosson
Genre
silent film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A romantic drama from the silent era. The film follows the story of a woman at the center of a love affair.

romanticdramaticclassicquietemotionalhistoricsentimentalunderstated

What happens

For Those We Love is a 1921 American silent romantic drama film produced by and starring Betty Compson, and featuring Lon Chaney and Richard Rosson. Written and directed by Arthur Rosson, the film was based on a story by Perley Poore Sheehan (who later co-wrote the script for Chaney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The film was distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. Some sources list the release date as being in March 1921. This is unlikely since the film was only copyrighted in July, but the exact release date has not been confirmed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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