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Merry-Go-Round

1923 · 110 min

A sweeping silent melodrama of forbidden love and class divides, told with earnest emotion and a bittersweet, old-fashioned grandeur.

Directed by: Rupert Julian, Erich von Stroheim
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Norman Kerry, Mary Philbin, Cesare Gravina

Tagline: A Mad Whirl of life, Love and Luxury Sweeping Around THE MOST STUPENDOUS LOVE DRAMA EVER FILMED
Overview: A nobleman posing as a necktie salesman falls in love with the daughter of a circus puppeteer, although he's already wed to the daughter of his country's war minister.

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Directed by: Rupert Julian, Erich von Stroheim
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Norman Kerry, Mary Philbin, Cesare Gravina

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Tone: romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: love
class
betrayal
war
redemption
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	7
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Rupert Julian, Erich von Stroheim
Starring: Norman Kerry, Mary Philbin, Cesare Gravina, Edith Yorke, George Hackathorne, George Siegmann, Dale Fuller, Lillian Sylvester
Cinematography: Ben F. Reynolds, William H. Daniels
Runtime: 110 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: No Language

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