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Shifting Sands

1918 · 60 min

A stately silent melodrama of wrongful accusation and wartime intrigue, carried by earnest performance and old-fashioned moral clarity.

Directed by
Albert Parker
Genres
Drama
Starring
Gloria Swanson, Joe King, Harvey Clark
Overview
Marcia Grey is wrongly convicted on trumped-up evidence of a German. After serving her term, she rebuilds her life and marries well.

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Directed by
Albert Parker
Genres
Drama
Starring
Gloria Swanson, Joe King, Harvey Clark
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • betrayal
    • justice
    • identity
    • love
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
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    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance4
    Tension5
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Albert Parker
    Starring
    Gloria Swanson, Joe King, Harvey Clark, Leone Carton, Lillian Langdon, Arthur Millett, Myrtle Rishell, Louise Emmons
    Runtime
    60 min
    Country
    United States of America

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