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Would You Forgive?

1920 · 50 min Drama
1.0 / 10 · TMDB

Mrs. John Cleveland, victim of an overly-jealous husband, adopts a child but, fearing to bring it into her own household, furnishes another home for it, and places the little girl in charge of a nurse. Paul Horton, ex-convict and former sweetheart of Mrs. Cleveland, returns to the city and finds that his former nurse is the same woman who is caring for Mrs. Cleveland's child. Horton accuses her of leading a double life and demands money to keep the matter quiet. Her diamonds are given to him and he pawns them. The husband, finding the rings gone, places detectives on the trail. Finding that Horton has pawned them he shuns his wife. But Horton shows him a letter which proves that the child adopted by Mrs. Cleveland really belongs to her husband. Though the jealous husband had been unwilling to forgive, the loving wife grants forgiveness.

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Year 1920
Country United States of America
Genre Drama
Director Scott R. Dunlap
Runtime 50 min.
Rating TMDB: 1.0/10 (1 votes)

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The film constructs a tense drama from the mechanisms of jealousy and blackmail, exploring the burden of past secrets that threaten a fragile present. It relies on the classic tropes of the moral dilemma to drive its narrative forward.

What lingers after the final revelation is a quiet contemplation on trust and the true meaning of forgiveness within a marriage. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Scott R. Dunlap

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Best viewed in a contemplative evening mood, allowing the silent era's dramatic tension to unfold.

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