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Who Is to Blame?

1918 · 50 min

A quiet, earnest silent-era melodrama that unfolds with gentle moral seriousness and a touch of heartache.

Directed by
Frank Borzage
Genres
Drama
Starring
Yutaka Abe, Jack Livingston, Maude Wayne
Overview
Charmed by the bright smile of Taro San, a Japanese rickshaw boy, Grant Barton takes the young man to the United States as his valet. Grant marries Marion Craig, but when she departs for California to visit her sick mother, he becomes enamored of Tonia Marsh, a vamp. Marion discovers them together and leaves Grant, whereupon Taro resolves to help his kind employer out of his difficulties. Persuading Tonia that he is a member of the imperial family of Japan, Taro pays court to the adventuress, and when Grant finds them in each other's arms, he immediately fires Taro. Grant and Marion are reconciled, while Taro sadly returns to Japan.

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Directed by
Frank Borzage
Genres
Drama
Starring
Yutaka Abe, Jack Livingston, Maude Wayne
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • love
  • redemption
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Frank Borzage
Starring
Yutaka Abe, Jack Livingston, Maude Wayne, Lillian West, Lillian Langdon
Cinematography
Pliny Horne
Runtime
50 min
Country
United States of America

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