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A Successful Adventure

1918 · 50 min

A gentle, old-fashioned romantic comedy with light scheming and a warm reunion at its heart.

Directed by
Harry L. Franklin
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
May Allison, Harry Hilliard, Frank Currier
Overview
Lionel and Daniel Houston both love a Southern beauty named Virginia, and when she finally chooses Daniel, Lionel angrily moves North and turns his full attention to the acquisition of wealth. Virginia dies in childbirth, leaving Daniel to rear little Virginia alone. A rich aunt promises to leave Daniel a fortune provided he resume contact with his brother, whereupon Virginia, determined to effect a reconciliation between the two men, answers Lionel's ad for a cook and settles into his luxurious estate. There Virginia meets and falls in love with Lionel's adopted son Perry Arnold, but faces stiff competition in Rose Mason, in reality a crook who hopes to obtain Lionel's secret stock market papers. In the end, Virginia not only unmasks Rose's plot and wins Perry, but reunites her long-estranged father and uncle.

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Directed by
Harry L. Franklin
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
May Allison, Harry Hilliard, Frank Currier
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • class
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Harry L. Franklin
Written by
June Mathis, Katharine Kavanaugh
Starring
May Allison, Harry Hilliard, Frank Currier, Edward Connelly, Christine Mayo, Fred C. Jones, Kate Blancke, Pauline Dempsey
Runtime
50 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, No Language

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