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No Defense

1929 · 60 min

A vintage romantic drama that balances earnest romance with moral tension, culminating in a dramatic bridge collapse and a selfless confession.

Overview
No Defense is a 1929 romantic drama directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Monte Blue. It was a silent film with part talking and sound-effects by the Vitaphone Company. It was distributed by Warner Brothers.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • class
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Lloyd Bacon
Written by
Robert Lord
Starring
Monte Blue, May McAvoy, Lee Moran, Kathryn Carver, William H. Tooker, William Desmond, Bud Marshall
Runtime
60 min
Country
United States of America

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