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Wreckage

1925 · 60 min

A moody silent melodrama of guilt and peril, unfolding with earnest intensity and a brooding, romantic atmosphere.

Directed by
Scott R. Dunlap
Genres
Drama
Starring
May Allison, Holmes Herbert, John Miljan
Overview
In order to protect Grant Demarest from a siren named Margot, Stuart Ames attempts to disillusion him about the girl. Margot threatens to kill herself; Grant reaches for the gun and is accidentally shot. Blaming himself for his friend's death, Stuart books passage on a liner, where he meets Rene, the daughter of a dishonest dealer in gems. They are shipwrecked, and Rene returns to the United States, becoming the guest of Margot, her childhood friend. Rene is later lured to a wilderness cabin by Dysart (an accomplice of Rene's father who is disguised as a count); he attempts to assault her, and Ames, who has followed them, knocks him over a cliff. Ames and Rene make plans to be married.

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Directed by
Scott R. Dunlap
Genres
Drama
Starring
May Allison, Holmes Herbert, John Miljan
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 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
  • guilt
  • love
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • redemption
Places
  • sea
  • wilderness
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Scott R. Dunlap
Written by
Frederic Hatton, Fanny Hatton
Starring
May Allison, Holmes Herbert, John Miljan, Rosemary Theby, James Morrison
Runtime
60 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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