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No. 5 John Street (1921)

No. 5 John Street poster
Directed by
Kenelm Foss
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
50 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy soap-making heiress pretends to be a worker. She wants to see how ordinary people live. This 1921 silent film is based on a novel from 1899.

quietdisguiseclassserioussilent-eraearnestslow-pacedaustere

What happens

No. 5 John Street is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Zena Dare and Mary Odette and Lionelle Howard. It is based on the 1899 novel by Richard Whiteing. The screenplay concerns a soap-making heiress who disguises herself as a worker. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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