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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1165

East Lynne

191675 minUnited States

Synopsis

Persuaded that her husband has betrayed her, Lady Isabel leaves him and their children. A train crash leads everyone to believe she is dead. Surviving in secret, she returns disguised as a governess and must live close to her family without being recognized.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 74:35
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Bertram Bracken · Public domain

Cast

Theda Bara

Ben Deeley

DirectorsBertram Bracken

Inspirations

Theda Bara stars in this adaptation of Mrs. Henry Wood's novel. A print discovered in 1971 preserved one of the few surviving feature performances from her career.

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Theda Bara — Orval Hixon · Public domain

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