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Held to Answer (1923)

Held to Answer poster
Directed by
Harold M. Shaw
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man faces the consequences of his past actions in a moral drama. The story follows him as he is held accountable for his choices in a small-town setting.

somberdeliberatemoralisticperiod-flavoredseriousquietearnestdated-pacing

What happens

Held to Answer is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring House Peters. It was based on the novel Held to Answer (1916), by Peter Clark MacFarlane and was adapted for the screen by Winifred Dunn. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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