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Scandal Street

1925 · 74 min

A quiet silent-era drama of mistaken identity and studio deception, watched more for its premise than its lost images.

Directed by
Whitman Bennett
Genres
Drama
Starring
Niles Welch, Madge Kennedy, Edwin August
Overview
When a film star is killed in a car crash during the shooting of his latest pictures, the producers replace him with a near identical man and try to pretend he is still alive.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Whitman Bennett
Genres
Drama
Starring
Niles Welch, Madge Kennedy, Edwin August
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • deception
    • identity
    • celebrity
    • media
    • death
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Whitman Bennett
    Written by
    Frank R. Adams, Harry Chandlee
    Starring
    Niles Welch, Madge Kennedy, Edwin August, Coit Albertson, Louise Carter, J. Moy Bennett
    Runtime
    74 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    No Language

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