The Branding Iron (1920)
"YOU'RE THE IMAGE OF YOUR MOTHER WITH THEM BIG EYES A-STARING." Joan Carver lived a life of terror in a lonely cabin in the mountains, bullied and beaten by a father who insanely hated her sex.
Pierre Landis is insanely jealous of his beautiful young wife Joan, and his jealousy makes him take a branding iron to her to mark her as his property.
- Date of release
- 1920-10-31
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Reginald Barker
Casting
- Barbara Castleton — Joan Carver
- James Kirkwood — Pierre Landis
- Russell Simpson — John Carver
- Richard Tucker — Prosper Gael
- Sidney Ainsworth — Jasper Morena
- Gertrude Astor — Betty Morena
- Alan Roscoe — Rev. Frank Holliwell
- Marion Colvin — Mrs. Upper
- Joan Standing — Maude Upper
- Louie Cheung — Wen Ho
Interesting facts
The Branding Iron is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Barbara Castleton and James Kirkwood. It was produced by Barker and Samuel Goldwyn and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. Castleton appeared nude in the film, which caused the particular scene to be cut in some parts of the country. Pennsylvania banned the film altogether due to the topic of infidelity.
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