Movie

The Mailman

1923 · 70 min

A earnest silent melodrama that sweeps you through duty, peril, and courtroom dread, with a warm father-son core and a rousing sea chase.

Tagline: "A stupendous photoplay immortalizing the lives of unselfish devotion in duty of our brave mailmen—lives of real loyalty, of adventure, of romance!"
Overview: Veteran postman Bob Morley and his son Johnnie are honored for their service to the U. S. Mail Service. When Johnnie takes a position on the Enterprise, he is falsely convicted of theft and murder when the cargo is stolen and the ship's officer is shot.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, warm and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, family, loyalty, betrayal
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
family
loyalty
betrayal
redemption
Places: sea
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none