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Mortmain

1915 · 50 min

A somber, uneasy silent melodrama of surgical ambition and creeping dread, its lost status adding an eerie weight.

Directed by
Theodore Marston
Genres
Drama, Horror
Starring
Robert Edeson, Donald Hall, Edward Elkas
Tagline
The Censorship Boards of Chicago and Philadelphia Refused to Let This Picture be Shown in These Towns. See What a Treat We Are Giving You.
Overview
Surgeon Crisp announces to his student doctors and friends that he has solved the problem of limb-grafting, and shows proofs. Among those deeply interested is Mortmain, a musician and a friend of the surgeon.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Theodore Marston
Genres
Drama, Horror
Starring
Robert Edeson, Donald Hall, Edward Elkas
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • science
  • madness
  • morality
  • grief
Places
  • hospital
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour1
Realism4
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, horror
Directed by
Theodore Marston
Written by
Marguerite Bertsch
Starring
Robert Edeson, Donald Hall, Edward Elkas, Muriel Ostriche, James Morrison, Joseph Weber, Karin Norman, J. Herbert Frank
Runtime
50 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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