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Pure Grit

1923 · 50 min

A brisk old-fashioned frontier chase with a wounded stranger, a loyal orphan and a ranger riding to the rescue.

Directed by
Nat Ross
Genres
Drama, Western
Starring
Roy Stewart, Esther Ralston, Jere Austin
Overview
Posing as Stella Bolling's brother, whom he has killed, escaped convict Jim Kemp persuades Stella to help him escape to the Mexican border.

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Directed by
Nat Ross
Genres
Drama, Western
Starring
Roy Stewart, Esther Ralston, Jere Austin
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • identity
  • love
  • justice
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama, western
Directed by
Nat Ross
Starring
Roy Stewart, Esther Ralston, Jere Austin, Jack Mower, Verne Winter, Wesley Barry
Cinematography
Benjamin H. Kline
Runtime
50 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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