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The Two-Fisted Lover

1920 · 20 min

A brisk, earnest silent Western short that mixes gentle romance with a touch of suspense, easy to watch and family-friendly.

Directed by
Edward Laemmle
Genres
Western
Starring
Hoot Gibson, Dorothy Wood, Jim Corey
Overview
The hero befriends a young school teacher, who adopts a child at his suggestion. The real father of the child, who neglected its mother and allowed her to die, tries to make the teacher believe the hero is its father, which brings about an interesting complication.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Edward Laemmle
Genres
Western
Starring
Hoot Gibson, Dorothy Wood, Jim Corey
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • deception
  • family
  • justice
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour3
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
Edward Laemmle
Written by
Ford Beebe
Starring
Hoot Gibson, Dorothy Wood, Jim Corey, Charles Newton, Walter Crowley, Katherine Bates, Nancy Caswell
Runtime
20 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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