A Doll's House on AllMovie

This first filmization of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House stars Broadway favorite Elsie Ferguson. Though a bit long in tooth, Ms. Ferguson successfully conveyed the jittery usefulness of "child bride" Nora, regarded as little more than a precious plaything by her cloddish husband Helmar (H. E. Herbert). Her patience level is reached when, after rescuing Helmar from scandal, her husband's reaction is to forgive her for her "rash" behavior. Eschewing the happy ending tacked upon Doll's House for its first American run, the film ends as Ibsen intended, with Nora slamming the door on her husband and striking out for a new life.