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Doctor Neighbor

1916 · 50 min

A solemn silent melodrama of love, sacrifice, and moral anguish, unfolding with earnest intensity and a heavy emotional cost.

Directed by
Lloyd B. Carleton
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hobart Bosworth, Dorothy Davenport, Gretchen Lederer
Overview
Against the wishes of Doctor Neighbor, the guardian who also loves her, Hazel, who is due to inherit a fortune when she turns 21, marries district attorney Hamilton Rogers, a man more devoted to Hazel's future bank account than to her.

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Directed by
Lloyd B. Carleton
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hobart Bosworth, Dorothy Davenport, Gretchen Lederer
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • morality
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Lloyd B. Carleton
Starring
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Runtime
50 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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