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The Last Straw

1920 · 50 min

A gentle old-fashioned silent Western that ambles through ranch life toward gunplay, romance and a tidy moral about taking chances.

Overview
A cowboy helps a pretty ranch owner getting rid of both cattle rustlers and an unwanted suitor in this silent oater.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • love
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • justice
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
Charles Swickard, Denison Clift
Starring
Buck Jones, Vivian Rich, Jane Talent, Colin Kenny, Charles Le Moyne, James Robert Chandler, William Gillis, Slim Padgett
Runtime
50 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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