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Desperate Youth

1921 · 50 min

A quaint silent melodrama of orphaned longing and scheming kin, watched as much for its antique charm as its earnest heart.

Overview
Will the orphan girl win her hero in spite of scheming relatives who seek to keep her in the background?

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • family
  • identity
  • class
  • justice
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
adventure, drama, romance
Directed by
Harry B. Harris
Written by
George C. Hull, A.P. Younger
Starring
Gladys Walton, J. Farrell MacDonald, Muriel Godfrey Turner, Hazel Howell
Runtime
50 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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