Underplayed Gems

The Famous Mrs. Fair (1923)

The Famous Mrs. Fair poster
Directed by
Fred Niblo
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman adjusts to life in a quiet country town after the war. She navigates family expectations and a marriage that has changed.

melodramaticold-fashionedstageddeliberateformalfadedintrospectivepoignant

What happens

The Famous Mrs. Fair is a 1923 American silent drama film produced by Louis B. Mayer, distributed through Metro Pictures, and directed by Fred Niblo. The film is based on the Broadway play of the same name by James Forbes that had starred Blanche Bates in the 1919 theatre season. Brief behind-the-scenes production footage is extant in the recently restored Souls for Sale (1923). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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