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Twice Rescued

1915 · 12 min

A quiet, old-fashioned melodrama of shipwreck, rivalry and thwarted love, played with earnest sincerity and a somber, slightly tense mood.

Directed by
Theodore Marston
Genres
Drama
Starring
Frank Currier, George Cooper, James Morrison
Overview
Saved from a terrible shipwreck by Stephan Royston, son of a farmer. Nana, orphaned by the catastrophe, is adopted by the family and the two sons, Stephan and Godfrey, fall in love with her. Stephan's artistic tendency for painting, etc., is classed as foolishness by his stern father, while Godfrey, realizing that the girl favors his brother, determines to get rid of him.

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Directed by
Theodore Marston
Genres
Drama
Starring
Frank Currier, George Cooper, James Morrison
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • ambition
Places
  • countryside
  • home
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
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Theodore Marston
Starring
Frank Currier, George Cooper, James Morrison, Mary Maurice, Dorothy Kelly, Mary Anderson, J. Herbert Frank
Runtime
12 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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