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The Lady in Black

1913 · 12 min

A brisk, silly silent romp where cartoonish villains scheme and a plucky hero saves the day with cheerful energy.

Directed by
Dell Henderson
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Charles Murray, Gertrude Bambrick, Dorothy Gish
Overview
Behold in this film the villain up to his dirty work again, but if you watch the persistent young hero carefully, you will see him gallantly rescue the lady in black about to be burned at the stake, while at the same time he saved the fair heroine from the mad ambition of her father about to marry her to the dastardly ex-governor of Utah.

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Directed by
Dell Henderson
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Charles Murray, Gertrude Bambrick, Dorothy Gish
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • justice
  • family
  • ambition
Places
None
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism3
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Dell Henderson
Written by
Anita Loos
Starring
Charles Murray, Gertrude Bambrick, Dorothy Gish, Edward Dillon, Dave Morris
Runtime
12 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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