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The Lamplighter

1921 · 60 min

A gentle, earnest silent melodrama that moves through hardship toward warmth, asking patience but rewarding it with sincere feeling.

Directed by
Howard M. Mitchell
Genres
Drama
Starring
Shirley Mason, Raymond McKee, Edwin B. Tilton
Overview
Orphaned Gertrude "Gertie" Flint is rescued by lamplighter, Trueman Flint, who raises her with faith and virtue until she grows into a moral woman and finds love with a childhood friend, overcoming hardships like her blind mother's separation from her and near-fatal fire incidents, ultimately leading to happy reunions and an engagement.

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Directed by
Howard M. Mitchell
Genres
Drama
Starring
Shirley Mason, Raymond McKee, Edwin B. Tilton
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • family
  • love
  • faith
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Howard M. Mitchell
Written by
Robert A. Dillon
Starring
Shirley Mason, Raymond McKee, Edwin B. Tilton, Iris Ashton, Philo McCullough
Runtime
60 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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