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Stranglehold

1931 · 66 min

A moody, talky British drama that blurs imagination and revenge, feeling like a lost, creaky chamber piece.

Directed by
Henry Edwards
Genres
Drama
Overview
A novelist living in a boarding house imagines a murder that involves his fellow boarders.
How it feels
Dark, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Revenge, obsession, love, betrayal
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Henry Edwards
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Henry Edwards
Written by
Hugh G. Esse
Starring
Isobel Elsom, Garry Marsh, Derrick De Marney, Allan Jeayes, Dorothy Bartlam, Minnie Rayner, Henry Vibart, Hugh E. Wright
Cinematography
Walter Blakeley
Runtime
66 min
Country
United Kingdom

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