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The Bonded Woman (1922)

The Bonded Woman poster
Directed by
Phil Rosen
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman becomes entangled in a romantic conflict between two men. The story is set against a background of personal sacrifice and moral choices.

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What happens

The Bonded Woman is an extant 1922 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Phil Rosen and stars Betty Compson, John Bowers, and Richard Dix. The film was adapted for the screen by Albert Shelby Le Vino from the short story "The Salving of John Somers" by John Fleming Wilson, which had originally been published in Everybody's Magazine in 1920. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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