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Manslaughter (1922)

1922Public Domain
Poster for Manslaughter (1922)

About this film

I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, so I'm uploading the best possible copies that I can find. Known for being the first American film to show a romantic/erotic kiss between two women, this film is actually a religion-based screed against fast and free living. Ironically, more than any of the messages that the writer and director wanted to convey, the film is really only mentioned now with interest in the brief, but landmark, kiss.

Directors & creators

Cecil B. DeMille, Jeanie MacPherson

Subjects

Film, Silent, Drama, LGBT

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