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The Bells

1918 · 50 min

A slow, haunted silent drama where a killer's conscience gnaws at him through eerie coincidences and dreamlike visions.

Directed by
Ernest C. Warde
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Frank Keenan, Lois Wilson, Edward Coxen
Overview
A murderer is driven slowly insane by a sequence of coincidences and suggestive events which will not allow him to escape his own sense of guilt for his crime.

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Directed by
Ernest C. Warde
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Frank Keenan, Lois Wilson, Edward Coxen
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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
    • guilt
    • obsession
    • crime
    • family
    • justice
    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
    Action1
    Horror4
    Humour0
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    crime, drama
    Directed by
    Ernest C. Warde
    Written by
    Gilson Willets, Jack Cunningham
    Starring
    Frank Keenan, Lois Wilson, Edward Coxen, Carl Stockdale, Albert R. Cody
    Runtime
    50 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    No Language

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