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Beautiful Jim

1914 · 55 min

A stately, old-fashioned murder mystery that unfolds with quiet drawing-room tension and little visual flourish.

Overview
A murder mystery concerning the murder by a Colonel's son of his sister's fiancé using a golf club. Based on the novel by John Strange Winter.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • family
    • deception
    Places
    • single country house
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    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
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    crime, drama
    Directed by
    Maurice Elvey
    Starring
    Elisabeth Risdon, Fred Groves, Bootles Winter, A.V. Bramble, M. Gray Murray
    Runtime
    55 min
    Country
    United Kingdom

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