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The Wild and the Innocent

1959 · 84 min

A gentle, old-fashioned frontier tale of naive outsiders meeting a rougher world, easy to settle into and quietly affecting.

Tagline: The wild and wonderful story of the exciting young frontier !
Overview: In Wyoming, mountain trapper Yancey goes to the nearest town to trade his pelts but gets into trouble when he tries to save runaway dance-hall girl Rosalie from her shameful job.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, melancholic and tense. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Coming-of-age, identity, isolation, corruption
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 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: coming-of-age
identity
isolation
corruption
found family
Places: small town
wilderness
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild