Movie

The Spirit of the USA

1924 · 90 min

A sincere silent melodrama that sweeps from pastoral calm to wartime sacrifice and back, rewarding patience with old-fashioned emotional payoff.

Tagline: Afire with the Heart Blood of Every Mother in the Universe
Overview: Johnnie Gains, son of a farming couple, is industrious and imbued with a spirit of sacrifice. Rejected for military service because of an eye injury, he enlists in the Salvation Army.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, warm and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, war, betrayal, justice
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: family
war
betrayal
justice
redemption
Places: countryside
small town
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none