The Profiteer

A creaky, earnest silent melodrama that plays like a moral fable, slow and stagey but carrying a grim wartime seriousness.

Directed by

John K. Holbrook

Genres

Drama, War

Starring

Jack Sherrill, Alma Hanlon, Robin H. Townley

Overview

Richard Randall, a patriotic young lawyer speaks out against food profiteers. When ruthless food combine head, Everett Dearing, blackmails society idler Tony Terle into compromising Randall's wife, Beverly in an attempt to stop Randall's anti-war crusades. Ultimately, Terle is caught and confesses to killing Dearing, leading to Randall and Beverly's reunion.

How it feels

Earnest, melancholic, tense and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Corruption, betrayal, morality, war

Content

Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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