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Playthings

1918 · 50 min

A quiet, sorrowful melodrama of romantic disillusionment, watching a young woman's hope slowly curdle into heartbreak and hard-won resolve.

Directed by
Douglas Gerrard
Genres
Drama
Starring
Fritzi Brunette, Myrtle Reeves, Charles K. Gerrard
Overview
Marjorie North, a department store clerk, falls in love and has an affair with the store owner's son, Gordon Trenwith, but realizes when her baby is born without a name that he meant only to use her as a plaything.

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Directed by
Douglas Gerrard
Genres
Drama
Starring
Fritzi Brunette, Myrtle Reeves, Charles K. Gerrard
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • betrayal
    • class
    • love
    • parenthood
    • identity
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance5
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Douglas Gerrard
    Written by
    Sidney Toler
    Starring
    Fritzi Brunette, Myrtle Reeves, Charles K. Gerrard, Lew Cody, Phil Dunham, Mary Anderson, F.A. Turner
    Runtime
    50 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    No Language

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