In the English countryside, young Mary Viner has an opportunity to marry Arnold Furze, the hard-working but lonely owner of the oddly-named Doomsday Farm. He sacrifices a treasured stand of old trees to afford to bring the farm up-to-date for her, but when she considers the hard work she would do, marries the rich but otherwise inadequate local banker, to her regret.
Is Doomsday Worth Watching Today? For cinephiles with an appreciation for the silent era, particularly those interested in the early career of Hollywood legend Gary Cooper, Doomsday (1928) offers a compelling, if somewhat predictable, rural melodrama. It’s a film that asks its audience to slow down, to engage with visu...
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"Is Doomsday Worth Watching Today? For cinephiles with an appreciation for the silent era, particularly those interested in the early career of Hollywood legend Gary Cooper, Doomsday (1928) offers a compelling, if somewhat predictable, rural melodrama. It’s a film that asks its audience to slow down, to engage with visual storytelling and the nuanced performances that defined the period. If you’re a fan of early 20th-century character studies steeped in moral choices and visible consequences, thi..."
Tom Ricketts
Doris Anderson, Warwick Deeping, Donald W. Lee, Julian Johnson
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