The Denial
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The Denial

8.0 / 10 1925 50mNR English
DramaRomance

Storyline

When Dorothy wants to marry Bob (Robert Agnew), her mother, Mildred, forbids the match. Dorothy angrily asserts that Mildred might reconsider if her own mother had forbid her marriage. The rest of the film is a flashback, as Mildred recalls her own youth, when her dictatorial mother did forbid her to marry Lyman. Lyman enlisted with Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders to fight in the Spanish-American War, but was killed in battle.

Cast & Crew

Claire Windsor

Claire Windsor

Mildred - the Mother

Lead
Bert Roach

Bert Roach

Arthur

William Haines

William Haines

Lyman - Lover in Flashback

Lucille Ricksen

Lucille Ricksen

Dorothy - the Daughter

Robert Agnew

Robert Agnew

Billie - the Young Officer

Emily Fitzroy

Emily Fitzroy

Rena - Mother in Flashback

WE

William Eugene

Eugene

Estelle Clark

Estelle Clark

Rosie

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hobart Henley's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Denial is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker