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Breaking Through

1921 · 300 min

A sturdy silent-era frontier yarn of grit and deadline pressure, earnest and straightforward, with simple stakes and a heroic rescue of a hard-won claim.

Directed by
Robert Ensminger
Genres
Drama, Western
Starring
Carmel Myers, Wallace MacDonald, Vincente Howard
Overview
Story of Western life. The action centers about a fight to put through a single track from a mine in Alaska to the coast. If not completed within certain time heroine loses title to property. Young engineer aids in successful fight.

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Directed by
Robert Ensminger
Genres
Drama, Western
Starring
Carmel Myers, Wallace MacDonald, Vincente Howard
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • survival
  • justice
  • love
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
drama, western
Directed by
Robert Ensminger
Written by
C. Graham Baker
Starring
Carmel Myers, Wallace MacDonald, Vincente Howard, Walter Rodgers, George Stanley, James Butler, Charles Dudley, Martha Mattox
Runtime
300 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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