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Good Men and True

1922 · 60 min

A dusty silent Western with simple morals, a kidnapping, and an election race you watch as an artefact.

Directed by
Val Paul
Genres
Western
Starring
Harry Carey, Vola Vale, Thomas Jefferson
Overview
J. Wesley Pringle and S. S. Thorpe are running against each other for sheriff. Unscrupulous Thorpe has his gang kidnap Pringle to prevent his win but Georgie Hibler, the daughter of Pringle's biggest supporter and her good friend, Fite, whom Pringle had saved from suicide, team up to saves him from the gang. Pringle wins the election and the girl!

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Directed by
Val Paul
Genres
Western
Starring
Harry Carey, Vola Vale, Thomas Jefferson
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
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
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
western
Directed by
Val Paul
Written by
George Edwardes-Hall
Starring
Harry Carey, Vola Vale, Thomas Jefferson, Noah Beery, Charles Le Moyne, Tully Marshall, Helen Gilmore
Runtime
60 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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