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Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

1921 · 3 min

A brief, genial peek behind the curtain at silent-era stars, charming as a flickering home movie and gone in a moment.

Overview
Intimate views of the movie stars of the Silent Era, at work and play; featuring Sessue Hayakawa, Lillian Gish and others.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • celebrity
  • work
  • friendship
Places
None
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity1
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
documentary
Starring
Roscoe Arbuckle, Wesley Barry, Richard Barthelmess, Lillian Gish, D.W. Griffith, Sessue Hayakawa, Tom Mix, Charles Murray
Runtime
3 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, No Language

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