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The Prude's Fall (1924)

The Prude's Fall poster
Directed by
Graham Cutts
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman tries to navigate societal expectations and personal desires. Her choices lead to conflict and a troubled romance.

dramatictensemelodramaticatmosphericclassical

What happens

The Prude's Fall is a 1925 British silent drama film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Jane Novak, Julanne Johnston, and Warwick Ward. An incomplete print of this film exists. The film was shot at Islington Studios, produced by a company that would soon develop into Gainsborough Pictures. It was an adaptation of a play by Rudolph Besier and May Edington with the screenplay written by Alfred Hitchcock. Its German title is Seine zweite Frau. It was also known by the alternative title of Dangerous Virtue. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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