vidor shine a judith and the only truly strong and compassionate member of a strictly patriarchal family . her brother and david and be so downtrodden by their father that it a surprise he able even to tie his shoe and rather than ask dad to do it for him . other reviewer have already outline the plot and so i would not rehash it while i will and however and point out that nan and who be pregnant by david and be also marry to him . this be not an out of wedlock pregnancy and which would have be horrific by 1921 standard . the two be secretly marry and but nan father and have be pay by david father and tear up their marriage certificate . nan death scene and with judith in attendance and be a truly heart rend experience and and highly charge with emotion . this scene alone be worth watch the movie for and but there far more to the plot than that while why on earth aren not modern movie make with the same attention to the story .