The Wicked Darling (1919)
Genre: Drama / Crime
Duration: 59 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Tod Browning
Stars: Priscilla Dean, Wellington A. Playter and Lon Chaney
IMDb score:
6,4 (513)
Releasedate: 25 December 1919
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
The Wicked Darling plot
When pickpocket Mary steals socialite Adele Hoyt's pearl necklace, she has to flee from the police. She hides in Kent Mortimer's house, only to discover that he is Adele's former fiancée. The two grow closer and Mary decides to live an honest life from now on. But first she has to deal with her past.
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Roger Thornhill
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An almost classic melodrama about a "guttersnipe" with a heart of gold trying to escape the grip of her past, but the latter is easier said than done when that past is embodied by Lon Chaney at his most unpleasant. Not much new under the sun and predictability reigns supreme, but the casting and performances are "full-blooded" without ever going too over the top, with Priscilla Dean fairly restrained as the central character, Spottiswoode Aitken as pawnbroker and fence (and for those wondering which Dickens villain he resembles: his character is named Fadem), Kalla Pasha as the enormous bartender, and, as the biggest surprise, Wellington Player as the friendly giant who is unfazed by the loss of his fortune and thereby melts Priscilla Dean's heart. In this company, Chaney effectively plays only third fiddle, but even as an ensemble film with an occasional nice, gritty atmosphere, it is still worth watching.
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