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East Lynne (1922)

East Lynne poster
Directed by
Charles Hardy
Genre
silent film
Country
Australia
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent film adaptation of a classic novel. It follows a woman who suffers tragic consequences after leaving her husband and children for another man.

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What happens

East Lynne is a 1922 Australian silent film directed by actor and exhibitor Charles Hardy. It was a modern-day adaptation of the famous 1861 novel which had been filmed many times in England and the USA. It is often considered a lost film. However it was shown on 19 November 2023 on Talking Pictures TV as part of Gaslight Follies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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