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The Price of Redemption

1920 · 60 min

A somber silent melodrama of pride and downfall, unfolding with deliberate gravity and a brooding sense of fate.

Directed by
Dallas M. Fitzgerald
Genres
Adventure, Crime, Drama
Starring
Bert Lytell, Seena Owen, Cleo Madison
Overview
Returning to England a hero after saving a British garrison in India, Leigh Dering marries Jean Desmond, the daughter of a wealthy merchant. Humiliated by the patronage of his wealthy father-in-law, Leigh turns to drink, estranging him from Jean. Returning home one night he finds the body of his wife's father. When Jean accuses her husband of the crime, Leigh disappears, making it seem as if he has been killed in a railway accident.

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Directed by
Dallas M. Fitzgerald
Genres
Adventure, Crime, Drama
Starring
Bert Lytell, Seena Owen, Cleo Madison
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • addiction
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
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
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
adventure, crime, drama
Directed by
Dallas M. Fitzgerald
Written by
June Mathis
Starring
Bert Lytell, Seena Owen, Cleo Madison, Landers Stevens, Edward Cecil, Arthur Morrison, Wilbur Higby, Michael D. Moore
Cinematography
Sol Polito
Runtime
60 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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