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The Passion Flower (1921)

The Passion Flower poster
Directed by
Herbert Brenon
Genre
drama film, silent film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man falls in love with his stepdaughter. This forbidden desire leads to tragedy and murder.

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What happens

The Passion Flower is a 1921 American drama film starring Norma Talmadge, Courtenay Foote, and Eulalie Jensen, and directed by Herbert Brenon. It is based on the 1913 Spanish play The Unloved Woman (Spanish: La malquerida) by Jacinto Benavente. The play was translated into English by John Garrett Underhill as The Passion Flower and successfully produced in 1920 in New York City. The plot of the film involves the forbidden love of a man for his stepdaughter which leads to tragedy and murder. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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