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The Ogre and the Girl

1915

A quiet, old-fashioned melodrama that asks you to feel for a lonely man judged by his face.

Directed by
Clay M. Greene
Genres
Drama
Starring
Bernard Siegel, Geraldine O'Brien, Kempton Greene
Overview
This Ogre was not he of the fairy tales, but a kindly wealthy man of forbidding face to whom those who did not know him gave the name. Tiring of loneliness he decided to marry, and wooed the Girl who lived at the foot of the hill. On account of his great wealth the Girl's parents encouraged his suit, but she shrank from him

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Directed by
Clay M. Greene
Genres
Drama
Starring
Bernard Siegel, Geraldine O'Brien, Kempton Greene
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • loneliness
  • love
  • class
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Clay M. Greene
Written by
Clay M. Greene
Starring
Bernard Siegel, Geraldine O'Brien, Kempton Greene, Clarence Elmer, James Daly, Marie Sterling, James Cassady
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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