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His House in Order

1928 · 72 min

A slow, stagey silent drama of domestic secrets and wounded pride, performed with theatrical intensity.

Directed by
Randle Ayrton
Genres
Drama
Overview
A rich man's worship of his first wife ends when he learns their son is a bastard.
How it feels
Melancholic, tense and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Betrayal, family, identity, grief
Content
Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Randle Ayrton
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Randle Ayrton
Written by
Patrick L. Mannock
Starring
Tallulah Bankhead, Ian Hunter, David Hawthorne, Eric Maturin, Mary Dibley, Wyndham Guise, Nancy Price
Runtime
72 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
No Language

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