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A Tale of Two Cities

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Unjustly imprisoned within the Bastille, the decrepit Dr. Alexandre Manette (Joseph Swickard) awaits his grim fate. Manette's daughter, Lucie (Jewel Carmen), now lives in London with her husband, Charles Darnay (William Farnum), an exiled French nobleman. Although it's dangerous, Darnay returns to France to rescue his father-in-law. Instead, he gets tossed into the Bastille himself, and it's up to a scoundrel, Sydney Carton (also Farnum), to rescue Darnay out of love for Lucie.

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Grace Kingsley Los Angeles Times Frank Lloyd, director, is to be congratulated on having given the world a clear, gripping and wholly admirable visualization of one of the greatest of Dickens stories. Jun 25, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Unjustly imprisoned within the Bastille, the decrepit Dr. Alexandre Manette (Joseph Swickard) awaits his grim fate. Manette's daughter, Lucie (Jewel Carmen), now lives in London with her husband, Charles Darnay (William Farnum), an exiled French nobleman. Although it's dangerous, Darnay returns to France to rescue his father-in-law. Instead, he gets tossed into the Bastille himself, and it's up to a scoundrel, Sydney Carton (also Farnum), to rescue Darnay out of love for Lucie.
Director
Frank Lloyd
Genre
History, Drama
Runtime
1h 10m