Sun-Up

"HERE is the greatest love story in pictures, staged in the wild Carolina hills! As stirring a tale of mountain feuds, primitive passions and glorious romance as ever touched your heart."

1925 1h 0m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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When she hears her boy has been killed in WWI a vengeful Kentucky hills mother shelters a deserter as a protest.When the boy returns she asks him to kill the deserter who she learns is the son of a murderous revenue agent.

“HERE is the greatest love story in pictures, staged in the wild Carolina hills! As stirring a tale of mountain feuds, primitive passions and glorious romance as ever touched your heart.”

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Cast

Pauline Starke
Emmy
Conrad Nagel
Rufe
Lucille La Verne
Mother
Sam De Grasse
Sheriff Weeks
George K. Arthur
Stranger
Arthur Rankin
Bud
Edward Connelly
Pap Todd
Bainard Beckwith
Bob

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edmund Goulding
Writers: Arthur F. Statter
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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101 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Pauline Starke and Conrad Nagel and Lucille La Verne carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "HERE is the greatest love story in pictures, staged in the wild Carolina hills! As stirring a tale of mountain feuds, primitive passions and glorious romance as ever touched your heart.".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0016406 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

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

Edmund Goulding directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2101 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Pauline Starke and Conrad Nagel and Lucille La Verne carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "HERE is the greatest love story in pictures, staged in the wild Carolina hills! As stirring a tale of mountain feuds, primitive passions and glorious romance as ever touched your heart.".
6IMDB entry: tt0016406 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.