The read
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 39m.
Synopsis
An abused young woman finds safety and love in the arms of a famous novelist.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
20 audience votes
Key crew
- Alice Guy-BlachéDirector
Cast
- Carlyle BlackwellRonald Roberts
- Doris KenyonMillie Jessop
- Edgar NortonHawkins, the Valet
- Fraunie FraunholzSem
- William MorrisHy Jessop
- Augusta BurmeisterRuth's Mother (uncredited)
- Lyn DonelsonRuth Hart (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
silent filmwoman director