The Unspeakable

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The Unspeakable
Directed by
Written byEdward Puchalski
Gabriela Zapolska (novel)
StarringJadwiga Smosarska
Cinematography
Production
company
Release date
21 October 1924
CountryPoland
LanguagesSilent
Polish intertitles

The Unspeakable (Polish: O czym się nie mówi, also O czem się nie mówi) is a 1924 Polish lost silent drama film directed by , starring Jadwiga Smosarska and .[1] It was remade in 1939.

The film's sets were designed by the art directors and Mieczysław Krawicz.

Plot[]

Krajewski, a banking clerk, falls in love with Frania, a girl he met accidentally. Frania returns the favor, but it turns out that she is so impoverished that she works as a prostitute. She's completely dependent on her pimp, Kosz, and his partner in crime, Prysadna. The next day Krajewski meets Kosz, who treats him as a client and offers him to find and deliver a woman that Krajewski is looking for. Krajewski describes Frania, who is brought to him. Krajewski then offers Frania the prospect of a life together.

Cast[]

References[]

  1. ^ Skaff p.82

Bibliography[]

  • Skaff, Sheila. The Law of the Looking Glass: Cinema in Poland, 1896-1939. Ohio University Press, 2008.

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