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Movie poster: Up the Ladder (1925)
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Up the Ladder

1925 · 61 min Drama
4.2 / 10 · TMDB

A woman secretly sells her ancestral home in order to fund her sweetheart's new invention, a videophone, and then marries him when his fortune is made, only to be betrayed by his affair with her best friend.

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Year 1925
Country United States of America
Genre Drama
Director Edward Sloman
Runtime 61 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.2/10 (5 votes)

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The film constructs a domestic tragedy around a then-futuristic videophone, relying on this invention as a metaphor for emotional distance in the age of mechanical reproduction. It explores the cost of ambition and the fragility of trust when personal bonds are tested by success.

What lingers after viewing is a poignant reflection on how technological promise can obscure human frailty, leaving relationships vulnerable to betrayal. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Edward Sloman

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With subdued lighting, to fully absorb the silent-era nuances of this intimate betrayal.

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