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Straight from the Shoulder

1921 · 60 min

A light, breezy silent Western that plays like a gentle comedy, with horseback stunts and a peacemaking drifter keeping things easy and amiable.

Directed by
Bernard J. Durning
Genres
Western, Comedy
Starring
Buck Jones, Helen Ferguson, Norman Selby
Tagline
Buck Jones, its star, is in the saddle much of the time and all of the time is fighting to compel peace. He is a splendid horseman and he has trained his mount to keep up with his own daring.
Overview
Played mostly for laughs, this silent Western featured the"The Mediator," a drifter who manages to restore peace both within a family and between miners and their powerful employer.

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Directed by
Bernard J. Durning
Genres
Western, Comedy
Starring
Buck Jones, Helen Ferguson, Norman Selby
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • justice
  • class
  • power
  • friendship
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour6
Realism5
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
western, comedy
Directed by
Bernard J. Durning
Written by
John Montague
Starring
Buck Jones, Helen Ferguson, Norman Selby, Frances Hatton, Herschel Mayall, Yvette Mitchell, G. Raymond Nye, Glen Cavender
Runtime
60 min

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