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Main Street (1923)

Main Street poster
Directed by
Harry Beaumont
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman moves to a small town and struggles with its narrow-mindedness. The story follows her efforts to adjust and challenge the way things are done.

classicquietobservationalrestraineddatedearnestslow

What happens

Main Street is a 1923 American silent drama film based on the 1920 novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Harry Beaumont. A Broadway play version of the novel was produced in 1921. It was the first film to be released after the foundation of Warner Bros. Pictures on April 4, 1923. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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