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Salome of the Tenements

1925 · 70 min

A quiet silent-era romance that moves through immigrant streets with earnest feeling and a gentle tug of social conscience.

Directed by
Sidney Olcott
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Jetta Goudal, Godfrey Tearle, José Ruben
Overview
A young East Side Jewish reporter gets into a sticky situation when she finds that her new beau is indicting a banker she owes money to.

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Directed by
Sidney Olcott
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Jetta Goudal, Godfrey Tearle, José Ruben
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • class
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Sidney Olcott
Written by
Sonya Levien
Starring
Jetta Goudal, Godfrey Tearle, José Ruben, Lazar Freed, Irma Lerner, Sonia Nodell, Tenen Holtz
Cinematography
Al Liguori, David W. Gobbett
Runtime
70 min
Country
United States of America

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