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American Born

1913 · 10 min

A brief, earnest silent melodrama that moves quickly through grief and revelation, feeling distant and theatrical to modern eyes.

Directed by
Lorimer Johnston
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sydney Ayres, Vivian Rich, Jack Richardson
Overview
The dying mother, tells her only child, an orphan, of the wealth and power of her family and of her royal blood.

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Directed by
Lorimer Johnston
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sydney Ayres, Vivian Rich, Jack Richardson
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • class
  • identity
  • grief
Places
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Lorimer Johnston
Starring
Sydney Ayres, Vivian Rich, Jack Richardson, Harry von Meter, Jacques Jaccard, Charles Cummings, Louise Lester, Mrs. Coxen
Runtime
10 min
Country
United States of America

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