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Unwelcome Stranger

1935 · 65 min

A gentle, old-fashioned tale of superstition and kindness, where a lonely child slowly wins over a stubborn heart.

Directed by
Phil Rosen
Genres
Drama
Tagline
Love was a stranger to him-until a whirl wind of seething passion turned Lady Luck against him!
Overview
Horse-breeder Howard Chamberlain has many superstitious quirks but his primary one is that he believes orphans are bad luck and a jinx to be around. This is bad news when 'Gimpy", an orphan, shows up at Chamberlain's horse-ranch in search of a place to stay. But Howard's soft-hearted wife, Madeline, allows the young boy to stay on and work in the barn with the horses. And "Gimpy" breaks Chamberlain's "orphan-jinx" in a big way.

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Directed by
Phil Rosen
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • found family
  • parenthood
  • fate
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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