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UNITED STATES · 1918
An Honest Man
Synopsis
When Benny Boggs, a good-natured hobo, is rejected by the U.S. Army, he decides to overcome his aversion to work and offers assistance to a farmer known as Old Man Cushing. Cushing falls seriously ill and, believing he is about to die, asks Benny to deliver a package to his daughter Ruby, who left home to pursue an acting career. Benny soon learns that the package contains $50,000, but resolves to
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United States · Classical Hollywood
Hervé Dumont, Frank Borzage: Sarastro en Hollywood , Festival Inernacional de Cine de San Sebastian Filmoteca España/I.C.A.A./Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte
Hervé Dumont, Frank Borzage: Sarastro en Hollywood , Festival Inernacional de Cine de San Sebastian Filmoteca España/I.C.A.A./Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte
Robert K. Lightning, “’We Have Secrets’: Borzage, Romance and the Bourgeois State”, CineAction , 46
Robert K. Lightning, “’We Have Secrets’: Borzage, Romance and the Bourgeois State”, CineAction , 46
Kent Jones, “The Sanctum Sanctorum of Love”, Film Comment , September/October
Kent Jones, “The Sanctum Sanctorum of Love”, Film Comment , September/October
Films with Similar Themes
redemption · inheritance · father-daughter relationship · honesty and morality · class struggle
