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The Rapids

1922 · 60 min

A quiet silent-era melodrama of ambition and longing, unfolding slowly against rushing water and small-town life.

Directed by
David Hartford
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mary Astor, Harry T. Morey, Walter Miller
Overview
Robert Fisher Clarke is a promoter who comes to a small Canadian town. He harnesses the power of the rapids and builds a pulp mill. One of his employees, Jim Belding, has a fiancée, Elsie Worden, with whom Clarke falls in love.

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Directed by
David Hartford
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mary Astor, Harry T. Morey, Walter Miller
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • class
  • power
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
David Hartford
Written by
Kenneth O'Hara, Faith Green
Starring
Mary Astor, Harry T. Morey, Walter Miller, Harlan Knight, Charles Slattery, Charles Wellesley, John Webb Dillion, Nanci Price
Cinematography
Walter L. Griffin, Ollie Sigurdson
Runtime
60 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
No Language

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