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The Turn in the Road
UNITED STATES · 1919

The Turn in the Road

King Vidor
grief and loss forbidden love religious faith class and wealth family tragedy
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Synopsis

Paul Perry, the son of Perryville's wealthiest citizen, marries Reverend Matthew Barker's younger daughter Evelyn, while her sister June, who disputes her father's sermons preaching that it is God's will that sends affliction, hides her own love for Paul. When Evelyn dies in childbirth, Paul nearly goes insane.

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