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The Renegades

1912 · 15 min

A terse, old-fashioned frontier tale that moves quickly through domestic quarrel, mountain danger and sudden loss, feeling stagy but earnest.

Overview
Short western, in which a hotheaded prospector argues with his wife about her housekeeping skills. She decides to leave him, and travels with a passing prospector who offers to accompany her through the mountains. However, when they are attacked by Indians, they are rescued by her husband. Eventualy the husband is killed in a second attack.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • violence
  • grief
  • family
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
western
Starring
Edgar Jones, Clara Williams, Ferdinand Tidmarsh, Harry Berger, Ed Heptenstall
Runtime
15 min
Country
United States of America

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