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Cassidy

1917 · 50 min

A somber, slow silent drama of illness and desperation, watching a dying man grasp at dignity feels heavy and earnest.

Directed by
Arthur Rosson
Genres
Drama
Overview
Cassidy, a derelict suffering from tubercular lungs, who is stranded in San Francisco, realizes that death is imminent and desperately seeks to return to his home town of New York. Determining to rob a house in order to procure the funds to complete his journey, Cassidy breaks into District Attorney Grant's home but is caught by Grant.
How it feels
Melancholic, bleak and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Death, survival, isolation, redemption
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Arthur Rosson
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Arthur Rosson
Starring
Richard Rosson, Frank Currier, Pauline Curley, Mac Alexander, Eddie Sturgis, John O'Connor
Cinematography
Roy F. Overbaugh
Runtime
50 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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