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The Atom

1918 · 50 min

A quiet, earnest silent melodrama that moves gently through hardship toward devotion, asking patience but rewarding it with sincere feeling.

Directed by
Frank Borzage, William C. Dowlan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Pauline Starke, Belle Bennett, Harry Mestayer
Overview
Jennie is a slavey in a theatrical boarding house. To her the actors are all wonderful, but Montague Booth is the chief. In an accident Booth is disfigured for life and is saved from suicide by Jennie. They join a medicine show in which Booth is lecturer, but Jennie cannot stand the road. Booth leaves the show and takes up a homestead claim. The manager of the show sends one of Booth's old loves to get him back, for his services are valuable, but Belle fails after very nearly wrecking everyone's happiness.

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Directed by
Frank Borzage, William C. Dowlan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Pauline Starke, Belle Bennett, Harry Mestayer
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • identity
    • redemption
    • isolation
    Places
    • single country house
    • road trip
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance5
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Frank Borzage, William C. Dowlan
    Written by
    Catherine Carr
    Starring
    Pauline Starke, Belle Bennett, Harry Mestayer, Walter Perkins, Lincoln Stedman, Frank Borzage, Charles Force, Ruth Handforth
    Runtime
    50 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    No Language

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