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The Twin Pawns

1919 · 72 min

A stately silent melodrama of mistaken identity, moving with deliberate gravity through secrets, class divides and a creeping sense of menace.

Overview
A drama about twin sisters Daisy and Violet, who grow up unaware of each other's existence, one with their wealthy father and the other with their poor mother. The two sisters are manipulated by a criminal.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • deception
  • class
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Léonce Perret
Starring
Mae Murray, Warner Oland, Jack W. Johnston, Henry G. Sell
Runtime
72 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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