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The Ragamuffin

1916 · 50 min

A gentle, old-fashioned silent melodrama that unfolds slowly and asks little of you.

Directed by
William C. deMille
Genres
Drama
Starring
Blanche Sweet, Tom Forman, Minnette Barrett
Overview
In planning to break into the house of the wealthy Bob Van Dyke, Jenny's stepfather decides that his stepdaughter should do most of the dirty work, and Jenny, not wanting to disappoint him, grudgingly agrees. As soon as she enters the house, Bob catches her, but then goes back to his bedroom after making her give her word not to take anything. Jenny breaks her promise...

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Directed by
William C. deMille
Genres
Drama
Starring
Blanche Sweet, Tom Forman, Minnette Barrett
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • class
    • crime
    • betrayal
    • redemption
    Places
    • single country house
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight3

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    William C. deMille
    Written by
    William C. deMille
    Starring
    Blanche Sweet, Tom Forman, Minnette Barrett, J. Parks Jones, James Neill, William Elmer, Agnes de Mille, Park Jones
    Cinematography
    Walter Stradling
    Runtime
    50 min
    Country
    United States of America

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