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In the Gray of the Dawn

1910 · 16 min

A solemn, melodramatic silent tale that moves slowly toward a bittersweet, sacrificial finish.

Overview
A young society swain is stolen away from the young blind girl he loves by a rapacious queen of the demi-monde who is only out for his wealth…at first. Soon enough, she falls for him and is purified by her feelings. Realizing she will ruin his life if they stay together, she commits suicide in the gray of the dawn, and he returns to his true love.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • greed
    • betrayal
    • redemption
    • death
    Places
    None
    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
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Eugene Sanger
    Starring
    Marion Leonard, Arthur V. Johnson, Henry B. Walthall, James Kirkwood, Gertrude Robinson, Phillips Smalley, Frank Burns
    Runtime
    16 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    No Language

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