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Bustin' Thru

1925 · 50 min

A simple, old-fashioned silent Western romance that unfolds gently, with a land dispute and a courtship playing out at an easy pace.

Directed by: Clifford Smith
Genres: Drama, Western
Starring: Jack Hoxie, Helen Lynch, William Bailey

Overview: Jack Savage, a rancher, refuses to sell his property to John Merritt, a millionaire newly interested in ranching. Jack later meets Helen Merritt and falls in love with her, not knowing that she is the wealthy man's daughter.

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Directed by: Clifford Smith
Genres: Drama, Western
Starring: Jack Hoxie, Helen Lynch, William Bailey

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Tone
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
class
family
Places: countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: drama, western
Directed by: Clifford Smith
Written by: Buckleigh Fritz Oxford
Starring: Jack Hoxie, Helen Lynch, William Bailey, Alfred Allen, George Grandee
Cinematography: William Nobles
Runtime: 50 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: No Language

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