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Spotlight Sadie

1919 · 50 min

A gentle, old-fashioned silent comedy that ambles along with mild charm and a few wry nods at showbiz hypocrisy.

Directed by
Laurence Trimble
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Mae Marsh, Wallace MacDonald, Mary Thurman
Overview
Sadie Sullivan leaves Ireland to live with her married sister in New York. Troubled by her worthless brother-in-law, discouraged with her low-paying five-and-dime-store job, Sadie reads a story about a chorus girl who married a millionaire, she decides to join a musical-comedy company. Having befriended mission clergyman Reverend John Page, Sadie reads a Bible backstage and is surprised at the other girls' loose morals. Her "saintly" reputation among the others inspires press agent Jack Mills, looking for a new angle, to devise a routine built around Sadie, now billed as "The Saintly Show Girl."

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Directed by
Laurence Trimble
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Mae Marsh, Wallace MacDonald, Mary Thurman
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • ambition
    • faith
    • class
    • media
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour5
    Realism6
    Romance4
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Laurence Trimble
    Written by
    Charles J. Wilson
    Starring
    Mae Marsh, Wallace MacDonald, Mary Thurman, Betty Schade, Alec B. Francis, Walter Hiers, Philo McCullough, Wellington A. Playter
    Cinematography
    Edwin W. Willat
    Runtime
    50 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    No Language

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