The Bride of Fear

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The Bride of Fear
Jewel Carmen in The Bride of Fear.jpg
Carmen in a publicity photo
Directed by Sidney Franklin
Written by
  • Sidney Franklin
  • Bennett Cohn
Starring
Cinematography Dev Jennings
Production
company
Release date
  • April 7, 1918 (1918-04-07) [1]
Running time
50 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Bride of Fear is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Sidney Franklin and starring Jewel Carmen, Charles Gorman, and Lee Shumway. [1] Its plot follows a distraught, suicidal woman who is wooed by a violent criminal.

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Reception

The Los Angeles Times praised the film as a "clean-cut, sane, well-acted and engaging little story." [2] The Tuscaloosa News also praised the film for its "striking" opening scene, ultimately deeming the film a "gripping tale with a smashing finish." [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Bride of Fear". AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 26, 2019.
  2. "The Bride of Fear'". Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. April 15, 1918. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  3. ""The Bride of Fear" Has Opening Striking Scene". The Tuscaloosa News . Tuscaloosa, Alabama. September 15, 1918. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.