Name: Marianne
Genre: Drama
Released: 1931-07-23
Duration: 1 h 20 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Marion Davies, Oscar Shaw, Fred Solm

Marion Davies plays a French girl whose fiancee is at the front in World War I. When American troops are billeted in her village after the armistice, she is romanced by and falls for a soldier, and must make a decision who to go with when her fiancee returns blinded.

Made when some in Hollywood hoped that sound pictures would be a passing fad, the same story was also filmed as the talkie 'Marianne (1929/I)' using the same sets but mostly different actors.

Pleasant, but nothing to go out of the way for except perhaps to compare it to the sound version (which I haven't seen).

The drama genre is a broad category that features stories portraying human experiences, emotions, conflicts, and relationships in a realistic and emotionally impactful way. Dramas delve into the complexities of human life, often exploring themes of love, loss, morality, societal issues, personal growth, with the aim to evoke an emotional response from the audience by presenting relatable and thought-provoking stories.

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During World War 1, two American soldiers (Oscar Shaw) try to pique the romantic interest of a charming Frenchwoman (Marion Davies).

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