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Way Back Home

1931 · 81 min

A folksy, heartfelt melodrama that blends small-town warmth with custody-battle stakes, played with earnest sincerity.

Directed by
William A. Seiter
Genres
Drama
Starring
Phillips Lord, Effie Palmer, Frank Albertson
Tagline
Idol of 10,000,000 Radio Fans...NOW ON THE SCREEN! In a Teeming, Action-Packed Melodrama of Human Emotions!
Overview
A rural Maine farmer fights for custody of the boy who he's raised as his own.

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Directed by
William A. Seiter
Genres
Drama
Starring
Phillips Lord, Effie Palmer, Frank Albertson
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • isolation
  • love
  • justice
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
William A. Seiter
Written by
Jane Murfin
Starring
Phillips Lord, Effie Palmer, Frank Albertson, Bette Davis, Frankie Darro, Dorothy Peterson, Stanley Fields, Oscar Apfel
Music
Max Steiner
Cinematography
J. Roy Hunt
Runtime
81 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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