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Forbidden Fruit


Date: 1921
Type: Drama / Crime / Romance
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Black andd White / Silent
Director: Cecil B Demille
Producer: Cecil B Demille

Comment/Synopsis

A seamstress (Agnes Ayres) with an abusive husband (Clarence Burton) is persuaded to be a society woman so a wealthy couple (KAthlyn Williams) can close a business deal. Things get complicated when she falls in love with the wealthy man (Forrest Stanley) they want to do the deal with. This is a mix of drama with social comment, plus a bit of romance thrown in. There is a good performance from Agnes Ayres as the woman moving between social starta and findding love instead of abuse.

Oscars

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Production
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation