A wealthy industrialist's wife gets into a big argument with him; to cool off, she goes on an ocean trip. He thinks she's left him for good, so he marries another woman.


Is A Lady Surrenders worth digging up today? Probably yes, if you're into those classic 1920s melodramas where grand gestures mean everything and people just... *do* things. If you like your drama big and your emotions even bigger, you might find something here. But if you need snappy dialogue and characters who act li...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

John M. Stahl

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"Is A Lady Surrenders worth digging up today? Probably yes, if you're into those classic 1920s melodramas where grand gestures mean everything and people just... *do* things. If you like your drama big and your emotions even bigger, you might find something here. But if you need snappy dialogue and characters who act like real people, well, probably best to skip this one. It's a specific taste, for sure. 🎭 The premise is wild, even for the time. A wife, Mary (Carmel Myers), has a fight with her..."
John Erskine, Arthur Richman
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