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Susan Lenox : her fall and rise /

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Helga, a poor farm girl, runs off from the lecherous brute who means to marry her and lands in the arms of a charming neighbor, engineer Rodney Spencer. When misfortune separates them, Helga seeks refuge with circus folk, then is forced to trade her body for survival in an uncaring world. Using the...

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Other Authors: Tuchock, Wanda (Screenwriter), Sears, Zelda, 1873-1935 (Screenwriter), Gordon, Leon, 1884-1960 (Screenwriter), Garbo, Greta, 1905-1990, Gable, Clark, 1901-1960, Hersholt, Jean, 1886-1956, Miljan, John, 1893-1960, Hale, Alan, 1892-1950, Phillips, David Graham, 1867-1911, Daniels, William, 1900-1970 (director of photography.)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2011]
Series:Archive collection.
Subjects:
Women > United States > Drama.
Prostitutes > Drama.
Circus > United States > Drama.
Actresses > Drama.
Circus.
Actresses.
Prostitutes.
Women.
United States.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Romance films.
Drama.
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Summary:Helga, a poor farm girl, runs off from the lecherous brute who means to marry her and lands in the arms of a charming neighbor, engineer Rodney Spencer. When misfortune separates them, Helga seeks refuge with circus folk, then is forced to trade her body for survival in an uncaring world. Using the name Susan Lenox, the fallen woman rises high, all the way to a Manhattan penthouse.
Item Description:"Turner Entertainment Co."--Disc surface and back of container.
Based on the novel with the same title by David Graham Phillips, originally published in 1917.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1931.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (76 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD (Mod disc); full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital mono.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Director of photography, William Daniels ; editor, Margaret Booth.