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Learning to Be a Father

1915 · 20 min

A fragmentary silent-era curiosity, its missing reels leaving only a faint outline of gruff seafaring stubbornness giving way to sentiment.

Directed by
Jacques Jaccard
Genres
Drama
Starring
Charles Manley, Lydia Yeamans Titus
Overview
Captain Silas Tugg, of the schooner Helen, is a hater of women and all their doings. He has forbidden his mate, Tom Burns, to marry.

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Directed by
Jacques Jaccard
Genres
Drama
Starring
Charles Manley, Lydia Yeamans Titus
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • love
    • gender
    Places
    • sea
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism5
    Romance2
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Jacques Jaccard
    Starring
    Charles Manley, Lydia Yeamans Titus
    Runtime
    20 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    No Language

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