The Nth Commandment (1923)

She thought the Nth Commandment was: If you can't be good, be careful. The greatest motion pictures are made out of the lives and loves and sorrows of plain folks.

The Nth Commandment (1923) poster

A department store clerk decides to marry a withdrawing colleague with tuberculosis, over another dashing, ambitious suitor, leads to a life of hardship and struggle. Though The Nth Commandment survives incomplete, enough exists of director Frank Borzage’s last film while under contract with William Randolph Hearst’s Cosmopolitan Pictures for scholar Hervé Dumont to declare “it the first truly Borzagian work.”

Director: Frank Borzage
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 80 min
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Cinematography: Chester A. Lyons
Production: Cosmopolitan Productions
Country: United States of America
Language: No Language
Original Language: en

Keywords

tuberculosis, partially lost film

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Nth Commandment about?
A department store clerk decides to marry a withdrawing colleague with tuberculosis, over another dashing, ambitious suitor, leads to a life of hardship and struggle. Though The Nth Commandment survives incomplete, enough exists of director Frank Borzage’s last film while under contract with William Randolph Hearst’s Cosmopolitan Pictures for scholar Hervé Dumont to declare “it the first truly Borzagian work.”
Who directed The Nth Commandment?
The Nth Commandment was directed by Frank Borzage.
Who stars in The Nth Commandment?
The Nth Commandment stars Colleen Moore, James Morrison, Eddie Phillips, Charlotte Merriam, George Cooper.
How long is The Nth Commandment?
The Nth Commandment has a runtime of 1h 20m (80 minutes).
What genre is The Nth Commandment?
The Nth Commandment is a Drama film.
Where was The Nth Commandment produced?
The Nth Commandment was produced in United States of America.