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A Son of Erin

1916 · 56 min

A gentle, old-fashioned silent tale that ambles along with warm charm and simple, earnest storytelling.

Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Overview
Dennis O'Hara is a poverty-stricken Irishman who believes that if he comes to America he will immediately land a job as a policeman. So he manages to scrape together the funds to get him to Manhattan, and leaves his sweetheart Katie O'Grady behind while he makes his fortune. Naturally he discovers that joining the force isn't as easy as he expected, and when he does finally get in, he winds up in trouble because of the graft collections of his boss.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • immigration
  • ambition
  • love
  • corruption
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Julia Crawford Ivers
Written by
Julia Crawford Ivers
Starring
Dustin Farnum, Winifred Kingston, Tom Bates, Jack Livingston, Wilfred McDonald, Wallace Pyke, Lee Willard, Mabel Wiles
Cinematography
J.O. Taylor
Runtime
56 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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