The Bargain

"She Stood in Her Husband's Way--! because she loved him too well!"

1931 1h 8m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

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5.8

IMDB

★9.0TMDB · 1★5.8IMDB · 47

Synopsis

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A father changes jobs with his son, and each learns he has made a mistake.

“She Stood in Her Husband's Way--! because she loved him too well!”

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Cast

Lewis Stone
Maitland White
Evalyn Knapp
Vorencia
Charles Butterworth
Geoffrey
Doris Kenyon
Nancy
John Darrow
Roderick White
Oscar Apfel
G.T. Warren
Una Merkel
Etta
Nella Walker
The Patroness

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Milton
Writers: Philip Barry, Robert Presnell Sr.
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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95 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor John Rawlins shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Lewis Stone and Evalyn Knapp and Charles Butterworth carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She Stood in Her Husband's Way--! because she loved him too well!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0021641 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert Milton directs. John Rawlins cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
295 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor John Rawlins shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Lewis Stone and Evalyn Knapp and Charles Butterworth carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "She Stood in Her Husband's Way--! because she loved him too well!".
7IMDB entry: tt0021641 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.