Bought and Paid For (1922)
- Directed by
- William Churchill deMille
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A 1922 silent drama. A woman marries a rich man but finds her new life is not what she expected. The story follows her struggle with the terms of their arrangement.
melodramatictensedatedslow-burnstraightforwardstagedrestrained
What happens
Bought and Paid For is a 1922 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by William C. deMille and starred Agnes Ayres. It is based on a play by George Broadhurst performed on Broadway in 1911 with Julia Dean and revived 1921 respectively. The play was filmed before in 1916 by the World Film Company with Alice Brady in the lead role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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