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Doss House

1933 · 53 min

A creaky, atmospheric slice of 1930s British life, mixing mild suspense with character studies of down-and-outs.

Directed by
John Baxter
Genres
Crime
Starring
Frank Cellier, Arnold Bell, Herbert Franklyn
Overview
An escaped convict is on the loose, and the police are searching all the doss-houses in the hopes of finding him there. A young journalist is sent by his editor to assist in the search with the aim of reporting on any interesting stories he may find among those seeking shelter that night in the local doss-house, and is eager to help with the arrest. Among the characters they encounter are a man who claims to have got away with murder, and an alcoholic former concert pianist.

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Directed by
John Baxter
Genres
Crime
Starring
Frank Cellier, Arnold Bell, Herbert Franklyn
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • class
  • isolation
  • addiction
  • deception
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime
Directed by
John Baxter
Starring
Frank Cellier, Arnold Bell, Herbert Franklyn, Mark Daly, Edgar Driver, Hubert Leslie, Wilson Coleman, Robert MacLachlan
Runtime
53 min
Languages
English

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