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Face Value

1918 · 50 min

A silent-era melodrama that feels earnest and a bit creaky, with moments of peril and a tidy romantic resolution.

Directed by
Robert Z. Leonard
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mae Murray, Clarissa Selwynne, Wheeler Oakman
Overview
A runaway becomes a thief and is sentenced to a reformatory.

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Directed by
Robert Z. Leonard
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mae Murray, Clarissa Selwynne, Wheeler Oakman
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • class
  • redemption
  • love
  • crime
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Robert Z. Leonard
Starring
Mae Murray, Clarissa Selwynne, Wheeler Oakman, Casson Ferguson, Katherine Griffith, Florence Carpenter
Cinematography
Alfred Gosden
Runtime
50 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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