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Forgotten Commandments

1932 · 75 min

A solemn, old-fashioned sermon wrapped in a thin modern story, asking for patience as it moves between earnest drama and grand biblical spectacle.

Directed by
William Schorr, Louis J. Gasnier
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sari Maritza, Gene Raymond, Marguerite Churchill
Overview
A framework story serves as context for a retelling of the Exodus story and, most importantly, a recycling of footage from the silent version of The Ten Commandments.

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Directed by
William Schorr, Louis J. Gasnier
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sari Maritza, Gene Raymond, Marguerite Churchill
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • faith
  • morality
  • guilt
  • redemption
  • power
Places
None
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism5
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
William Schorr, Louis J. Gasnier
Written by
Agnes Brand Leahy, James B. Fagan
Starring
Sari Maritza, Gene Raymond, Marguerite Churchill, Irving Pichel, Harry Beresford, Kent Taylor
Cinematography
Karl Struss
Runtime
75 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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