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The Showdown

1952 · 26 min

A brisk little procedural mystery that plays like a cozy fireside whodunit, more talk than thrills.

Directed by
Victor M. Gover
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Overview
Inspector Morley helps to solve the murder of a fake medium.
How it feels
Tense, dark and earnest. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Mystery, deception, crime, justice
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Victor M. Gover
Genres
Crime, Thriller
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

Cast

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller
Directed by
Victor M. Gover
Written by
John Gilling
Starring
Tod Slaughter, Patrick Barr, Tucker McGuire, Frank Hawkins
Runtime
26 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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