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Out to Win

1923 · 50 min

A silent-era crime drama that unfolds with stately, theatrical poise, asking patience as its impostor scheme slowly tightens.

Directed by
Denison Clift
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Catherine Calvert, Clive Brook, Cameron Carr
Overview
A tramp is hired to pose as a financier to obtain a Balkan radium concession.

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Directed by
Denison Clift
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Catherine Calvert, Clive Brook, Cameron Carr
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • class
  • greed
  • identity
  • crime
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Denison Clift
Written by
Dion Clayton Calthrop
Starring
Catherine Calvert, Clive Brook, Cameron Carr, A.B. Imeson, Ivo Dawson, Olaf Hytten, Irene Norman, Norman Page
Runtime
50 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
No Language

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