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The Capture of Red Stanley

1916 · 13 min

A brisk, tense silent-era chase that keeps you leaning forward through horseback escapes and a genuinely menacing nighttime ambush.

Overview
Red Stanley's band has successfully robbed the express car and the members are making good their escape when they come upon Helen and her girl chum riding in the woods. The girls are set upon but they succeed by desperate riding in making their escape temporarily and, when danger seems near again, are saved by the approaching railroad detectives searching for the Stanley band. A running fight results in the capture of one of the band, but Stanley and his chief aide escape. Under cover of darkness, as Helen is working alone in the desolate station, the two enter and bind and gag her.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • survival
  • violence
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
thriller
Directed by
J. Gunnis Davis
Starring
Helen Gibson, Harry Schumm, Roy Watson, Hoot Gibson, George A. Williams, Scott Pembroke, O. Filippi
Runtime
13 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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