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Defying Destiny

1923 · 79 min

A slow, earnest silent melodrama of small-town scandal and wounded pride, carried by grand gestures and a brooding sense of injustice.

Directed by
Louis Chaudet
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Monte Blue, Irene Rich, Tully Marshall
Overview
Set in the small town of Riverdale, Defying Destiny opens with Jack Fenton (Monte Blue) being scarred while saving the life of his sweetheart Beth Alden (Irene Rich), whose grateful father (James Gordon), president of the local bank, offers him a job. Middle-class Jack becomes head teller, joins the country club, and plans to marry Beth, but his upwardly mobile behavior stirs resentment. When he’s falsely accused of embezzlement the town’s upper crust turns its back. Jack endures self-exile until a chance encounter with a plastic surgeon enables him to return home incognito and seek vengeance.

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Directed by
Louis Chaudet
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Monte Blue, Irene Rich, Tully Marshall
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • class
  • revenge
  • identity
  • justice
Places
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Louis Chaudet
Starring
Monte Blue, Irene Rich, Tully Marshall, Jackie Saunders, Z. Wall Covington, Russell Simpson, James Gordon, Frona Hale
Runtime
79 min

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