Summary
Daughter Angele is a taut, emotionally charged drama that interweaves familial discord with wartime subterfuge, crafting a narrative where identity, loyalty, and greed collide. Mary Brenton, a woman forsaken by her patriarchal father after marrying against his wishes, becomes a tragic figure whose absence reverberates through the halls of her once-sacred family estate. Her daughter Angele, thrust into the role of a Belgian refugee, navigates a labyrinth of deception, her double life eroding as she forms an unexpected bond with her estranged grandfather. The film’s brilliance lies in its juxtaposition of domestic strife against the backdrop of a clandestine German spy network, with the housemaid’s avarice acting as both catalyst and antagonist. Director W.H. Stearns, alongside George Elwood Jenks, masterfully layers these threads into a tapestry of suspense, where every character’s motive is suspect, and every gesture carries the weight of unspoken history.
Synopsis
Mary Brenton, daughter of wealthy Anthony Brenton, marries a man her father doesn't approve of, and they become estranged. When she tries to return home, her father refuses to let her in. Her daughter Angele disguises herself as a Belgian war refugee and her grandfather, not knowing who she really is, takes her into his house--and eventually into his heart. However, trouble arises in the form of the Brentons' greedy housemaid, a clandestine German spy ring, and an American agent tracking them.
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