Short film
The Failure
1915 · 20 min
A grim, moralistic silent melodrama that moves from crusading outrage to crushing injustice, leaving a heavy sense of ruin.
- Directed by
- Walter Edwards
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Walter Edwards, Leona Hutton, Bob Kortman
- Overview
- Reporter Tom Warder exposes a theatrical producer, Isaac Shuman, for sexually harassing young women, including Tom's girlfriend. After being forced out of town, Shuman returns years later to frame Tom for theft, leading to his imprisonment and the tragic death of his family.
- How it feels
- Dark, bleak, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Justice, corruption, betrayal, revenge
- Content
- Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Walter Edwards
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Walter Edwards, Leona Hutton, Bob Kortman
