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The Keys of the Righteous

1918 · 50 min

A quiet, earnest silent melodrama of longing and drab rural life, watched with patience for its emotional swell.

Directed by: Jerome Storm
Genres: Drama
Starring: Enid Bennett, Earle Rodney, George Nichols

Overview: Mary Manning lives in the Wisconsin woods with her stern old grandfather, an uncle, and her mother who, for eighteen years has daily looked for the return of her husband. Into the drab life comes Tom Gale, who gives the girl her first taste of pleasure.

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Directed by: Jerome Storm
Genres: Drama
Starring: Enid Bennett, Earle Rodney, George Nichols

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 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: family
love
isolation
grief
coming-of-age
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Jerome Storm
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Starring: Enid Bennett, Earle Rodney, George Nichols, Josef Swickard, Gertrude Claire, Lydia Knott, Melbourne MacDowell, Karl Formes
Cinematography: Charles J. Stumar
Runtime: 50 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: No Language

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