An Affair of Honor
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Affair of Honor is a silent film
that was inspired by a famous painting. It was made 18 May 1901 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
by Lubin Studios
.
A woman and her male friend (Arthur Marvin
) are seated at a table when another woman makes romantic overtures to the man. What follows is a duel
with swords and one of the women is killed.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
that was inspired by a famous painting. It was made 18 May 1901 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
by Lubin Studios
Lubin Studios
The Lubin Manufacturing Company, was an American motion picture production company that produced silent films from 1902 to 1916. Lubin films were distributed with a Liberty Bell trademark.-History:...
.
A woman and her male friend (Arthur Marvin
Arthur Marvin
Arthur Marvin , was an American cinematographer who worked for the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company in which his brother Henry Marvin was one of the four founders .He shot 418 films between 1897 and 1911, including The Adventures of Dollie , the...
) are seated at a table when another woman makes romantic overtures to the man. What follows is a duel
Duel
A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two individuals, with matched weapons in accordance with agreed-upon rules.Duels in this form were chiefly practised in Early Modern Europe, with precedents in the medieval code of chivalry, and continued into the modern period especially among...
with swords and one of the women is killed.