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Home Wanted

1919 · 50 min

A gentle, sentimental silent-era charmer that coasts on whimsy and small kindnesses rather than surprises.

Directed by
Tefft Johnson
Genres
Comedy
Overview
Every night, Madge Dow of the Middleport Orphanage, imagines herself in the lighted room in the house across the way, being tucked into bed by a beautiful mother. After Madge and her friend Spotty escape to visit settlement worker Letty Thompson, and Letty encourages them to investigate the house, they find a grumpy, gout-ridden old Major there, still irritated over his daughter's marriage years ago without his consent.
How it feels
Brisk and fine in the background.
About
Found family, family, loneliness, redemption
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Tefft Johnson
Genres
Comedy
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    period
    Audience
    family
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism6
    Romance3
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Tefft Johnson
    Written by
    Lucy Sarver
    Starring
    Madge Evans, William T. Carleton, Anna Lehr, Jack Drumier, Hugh Thompson, Charles Sutton, Maude Turner Gordon, Winifred Leighton
    Runtime
    50 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    No Language

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