Half a Bride
Patience Winslow is an impulsive heiress who marries a much-older man whom she really doesn't love. While honeymooning on her yacht without her new husband, Patience is marooned on a desert island with handsome Captain Edmunds. Her head full of notions that she's gleaned from radio dramas and pulp novels, Patience demands that she and Edmunds enter into an in-name-only marriage, observing the responsibilities and proprieties of matrimony without the sexual entanglements. Complications naturally arise.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1928 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Drama, Romance, Adventure |
| Director | Gregory La Cava |
| Runtime | 67 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.5/10 (2 votes) |
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The film constructs its narrative on the clash between naive fantasy and stark reality, using island isolation as a metaphor for the heroine's inner liberation. It explores social conventions crumbling under circumstance and genuine emotion.
What lingers after viewing is the elegant play with genre, where romantic comedy meets adventure drama, concluding with a touch of gentle irony. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Gregory La Cava
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With a cup of tea on a cozy evening, immersed in the atmosphere of a vintage romantic adventure.
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