Herbert Brenon — Director (12)
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Dancing Mothers (1926)
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Herbert Brenon actor: Conway Tearle / Alice Joyce …
other title: 母女爭風 / Madres que bailan
An unfaithful husband and his daughter go on nightly club outings, leaving the mother at home. The mother rebels against her lonesome life and attempts to prevent a man from pursuing her daughter.
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Shackles of Gold (1922)
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Herbert Brenon actor: William Farnum / Alfred Loring …
Gibbs is a laborer at the docks who, through his hard work and good judgment, becomes a millionaire on Wall Street. He becomes acquainted with the Van Dusens, who have lost their fortune. Mrs. Van Dusen pushes her daughter Marie into a loveless marriage with Gibbs so that the family can retain its social standing. Gibbs realizes, however, that his money cannot buy his wife's affection.
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Kreutzer Sonata (1915)
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Herbert Brenon actor: Nance O'Neil / Theda Bara …
other title: The Kreutzer Sonata / 姊婿操姨弦
Based -- loosely -- on Leo Tolstoy, this film starred feted stage star Nance O'Neil but is rather better remembered as Theda Bara's follow-up to the sensational A Fool There Was (1914).
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The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930)
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Herbert Brenon actor: Chester Morris / Betty Compson …
other title: 格里斯查中士之案 / El sargento Grischa
This film earned an Oscar nomination for Sound Recording. It is the only film nominated in this category that is among the lost. No negative or print material is known to have survived. Contemporary reviews were scathing, describing the film as a vastly overlong and boring talk-fest.