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Down to Earth

1917 · 70 min

A breezy, playful silent romp that pokes gentle fun at wealthy hypochondriacs and lets its cheerful hero charm everyone into the open air.

Directed by: John Emerson
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Douglas Fairbanks, Eileen Percy, Gustav von Seyffertitz

Tagline: A satire on the indoor sports of society versus the close-to-nature idea.
Overview: A healthy outdoors-type follows the girl he loves to a resort for wealthy hypochondriacs. In order to prove to her and the other patients that their "illnesses" are all in their minds, he hatches a scheme to take them on a boat ride, then get them stranded in the wilderness, where he can show them that they can live without their pills, doctors and "cures".

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Directed by: John Emerson
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Douglas Fairbanks, Eileen Percy, Gustav von Seyffertitz

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
healing
class
deception
nature
Places: countryside
sea
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	4
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	1
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy, romance
Directed by: John Emerson
Written by: John Emerson, Anita Loos
Starring: Douglas Fairbanks, Eileen Percy, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Charles McHugh, Charles K. Gerrard, William H. Keith, Ruth Allen, Fred Goodwins
Runtime: 70 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: No Language

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