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The Foolish Matrons (1921)

The Foolish Matrons poster
Directed by
Maurice Tourneur
Genre
drama film, silent film, melodrama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent drama about married women in high society making choices that test their relationships. The story follows a few couples as they navigate social pressures and personal desires.

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What happens

The Foolish Matrons is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Clarence Brown and Maurice Tourneur and starring Hobart Bosworth, Doris May, and Mildred Manning. It is also known by the alternative title of Is Marriage a Failure?. Preserved in the George Eastman House collection. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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