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Without Limit

1921 · 70 min

A solemn silent-era moral drama that draws you into a world of temptation and consequence, with a redemptive arc that feels earnest and weighty.

Directed by
George D. Baker
Genres
Drama
Starring
Anna Q. Nilsson, Robert Frazer, Frank Currier
Overview
Robert Frazer and Anna Q. Nilsson star in this drama, based on Temple Dusk by Calvin Johnson. David Marlowe (Frazer), the son of a clergyman (Frank Currier), is seduced by the earthly delights of drinking and gambling. While intoxicated he proposes to Ember Edwards (Nilsson), and she accepts because he has told her he is rich and she is sick of her poverty-stricken life. At a gambling house run by Clement Palter (Charles Lane), David takes a 25 dollar check from Bunny Fish (Robert Schable), changes the amount to 2,500 dollars, and proceeds to lose the whole sum at faro.

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Directed by
George D. Baker
Genres
Drama
Starring
Anna Q. Nilsson, Robert Frazer, Frank Currier
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • redemption
  • guilt
  • love
  • class
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
George D. Baker
Written by
George D. Baker
Starring
Anna Q. Nilsson, Robert Frazer, Frank Currier, Kate Blancke, Charles Lane, Robert Schable, Thomas W. Ross, Nellie Anderson
Runtime
70 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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