Siege (1925 film)

Siege
Still with Valli and O'Brien
Directed bySvend Gade
Written byHarvey F. Thew
Based onSiege
by Samuel Hopkins Adams
Produced byCarl Laemmle
Starring
CinematographyCharles J. Stumar
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • June 15, 1925 (1925-06-15)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Siege is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Svend Gade and starring Virginia Valli, Eugene O'Brien, and Mary Alden.[1][2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[3] a strong willed woman rules over her relatives and the town with an iron hand. She is the owner of a large industrial plant. No one has ever dared to oppose her until her son Kenyon appears with his wife Frederika. The wife is a modern young woman and just as dominant a personality, and she refuses to be cowed by her mother-in-law. A misunderstanding develops, but she is reconciled to her husband, and eventually she breaks the proud spirit of the older woman.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Langman p. 263
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Siege at silentera.com
  3. ^ "New Pictures: Siege", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (2), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 53–54, July 4, 1925, retrieved June 6, 2022 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

  • Langman, Larry. Destination Hollywood: The Influence of Europeans on American Filmmaking. McFarland, 2000. ISBN 0-7864-0681-X
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