Movie

The Island of Intrigue

1919 · 50 min

A creaky silent melodrama that trades on mounting unease and old-fashioned suspense, best appreciated as a historical curio.

Overview: When oil magnate Thomas Waring receives a letter from his old friend, Mrs. Juliet Smith, suggesting that his beloved daughter Maida spend her vacation at Mrs. Smith's island home, Waring encourages Maida to accept as he has to go East on business. After Mrs. Smith supposedly gets Maida, Waring receives a call from the real Mrs. Smith, who says that Maida has left with an impostor.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, romantic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Deception, family, isolation, crime
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Add to a list: The Island of Intrigue

In the USNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.

In your watch list

More like this

Like The Island of Intrigue, but

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
family
isolation
crime
love
Places: single country house
sea
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none