Movie

Wine

1924 · 70 min

A earnest silent melodrama that mixes Jazz Age glamour with Prohibition-era moral peril, feeling dated but sincere in its cautionary warmth.

Tagline: Come for a Treat of Sparkling and Satisfying Entertainment!
Overview: John Warriner, facing financial ruin, accepts the proposal of a bootlegger, Benedict, to underwrite the business of illegal wine-selling. His daughter, Angela, takes up with the jazz set and is caught in a raid, at a cafe owned by Benedict. Her former sweetheart, Carl Graham, comes to the rescue and saves her from notoriety, while the family struggles back to its former respectability following Warriner's prison term.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, corruption, class, redemption
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 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: family
corruption
class
redemption
coming-of-age
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild