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Good Pals

1914 · 20 min

A quiet, old-fashioned melodrama where small jealousies and a beloved dog carry the emotional weight.

Overview
John Kane, who is passionately fond of his sweet little daughter, has opened his house to a spinster cousin of his, who is alone in the world. Jane repays his kindness by secret envy and hate, and her chief passion in life is the hoarding of the money given her and counting it over and over. On the surface, however, she is suave and smiling. On only one thing does she palpably show the hate which settles within her; she detests Shep, the beautiful and intelligent collie dog belonging to Beatrice and the idol of her heart.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • greed
Places
  • single country house
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
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Starring
Beatrice Moreland, Charles E. Bunnell, Margaret Risser, Shep the Dog
Runtime
20 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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