Driven
Essie, a mountain girl, moves in with a family of neighboring bootleggers when her father, also a bootlegger, is killed by federal agents. She falls in love with Tom, one of the family's brothers, but another brother, the violent and brutal Lem, decides he wants her for himself, and beats Tom badly. What the girl doesn't know is that it wasn't the feds who killed her father--it was Lem. Complications ensue.
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Plot Summary
A young woman from humble beginnings is driven by ambition and the desire for social advancement. She navigates complex relationships and difficult choices as she tries to escape her past and secure a better future. Her journey is fraught with challenges, testing her resolve and her morals.
Critical Reception
Information on the critical reception of 'Driven' from 1923 is scarce due to the limited preservation of film reviews from that era. Contemporary audiences likely responded to its melodramatic themes and the performances of its cast.
What Reviewers Say
- Focuses on themes of ambition and social climbing.
- Features a central female protagonist navigating societal expectations.
- A product of its time, reflecting early 20th-century dramatic conventions.
Google audience: As this is a silent film from 1923, there are no specific Google user reviews available.
Fun Fact
As a silent film, 'Driven' relied on intertitles to convey dialogue and narrative, a common practice in filmmaking before the advent of synchronized sound.
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