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Locked Lips

1920 · 50 min

A quiet, old-fashioned melodrama that drifts between tenderness and betrayal, asking patience as it unfolds its sad tale.

Directed by
William C. Dowlan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Tsuru Aoki, Stanhope Wheatcroft, Magda Lane
Overview
Upon returning home from school one day, Lotus Blossom, a Japanese orphan who lives on the island of Hilo in Hawaii and teaches at a native school, discovers Parker, nearly dead from hunger. Believing his story of a shipwreck, Lotus nurses him back to health and then, mistaking loneliness for love, agrees to marry her patient. Soon tiring of her, Parker deserts her and assumes a new identity.

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Directed by
William C. Dowlan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Tsuru Aoki, Stanhope Wheatcroft, Magda Lane
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • redemption
  • love
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
William C. Dowlan
Written by
Violet Clark
Starring
Tsuru Aoki, Stanhope Wheatcroft, Magda Lane, Yutaka Abe
Runtime
50 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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