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Only 38
“Behind her, twenty years of suppressed youth. Then at thirty-eight- the prime of life- she breaks the chains that held happiness a prisoner. And lives the youthful life of her dreams.”
9.0 / 10• 1923• 1h 10m•NR• English
ComedyRomance
Storyline
The death of her clergyman husband causes Mrs. Stanley, young mother of teenage twins, to change her style of life.
Cast & Crew
May McAvoy
Lucy Stanley
Lead
Lois Wilson
Mrs. Stanley
Elliott Dexter
Professor Charles Giddings
George Fawcett
Hiram Sanborn
Anne Cornwall
Mary Hedley
Robert Agnew
Bob Stanley
Lillian Leighton
Mrs. Peters
Jane Keckley
Mrs. Newcomb
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William C. deMille's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Only 38 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
