The Sign on the Door (1921)
- Directed by
- Herbert Brenon
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman makes a secret sacrifice to protect her family's reputation. This silent drama follows her as she deals with the consequences.
melodramatictensestylizeddatedserioussilent-era
What happens
The Sign on the Door is a 1921 American silent drama film starring Norma Talmadge and Lew Cody. The film was directed and written by Herbert Brenon, and based upon the 1919 play of the same name by Channing Pollock. A copy of this film is in the Library of Congress film archive. A second adaptation of the play was filmed in 1929 as The Locked Door, starring Barbara Stanwyck. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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