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Wildfire

1925 · 70 min

A stately silent melodrama that builds quiet suspense toward a racing climax, with earnest performances and a satisfying romantic resolution.

Tagline
The famous racetrack melodrama that ran a solid year on Broadway, picturized with a real horse race at the celebrated Oriental Park Track, Havana.
Overview
Claire Barrington falls heir to a famous racing stable with many debts, whose payment is dependent upon the sweepstakes in which the horse Wildfire is entered.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • betrayal
  • justice
  • love
  • family
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
T. Hayes Hunter
Starring
Aileen Pringle, Edna Murphy, Holmes Herbert, Edmund Breese, Antrim Short, Lawford Davidson, Mary Thurman, Tom Blake
Cinematography
J. Roy Hunt
Runtime
70 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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