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The Last Cigarette

1917 · 20 min

A brisk, shadowy espionage serial chapter that feels like a tense, old-fashioned game of cat and mouse.

Directed by
George Bronson Howard
Genres
Adventure, Thriller
Starring
Kingsley Benedict, Jay Belasco, Vola Vale
Overview
A meeting of Saxonian secret service heads in the Bergenschloss is called to discuss the fate of one of their agents who failed a mission in a South American republic due to the actions of Yorke Norroy, a clever American diplomatic agent posing as a man of fashion. The Saxonian leaders then plan for Norroy's destruction.

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Directed by
George Bronson Howard
Genres
Adventure, Thriller
Starring
Kingsley Benedict, Jay Belasco, Vola Vale
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • conspiracy
  • deception
  • power
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
adventure, thriller
Directed by
George Bronson Howard
Written by
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Starring
Kingsley Benedict, Jay Belasco, Vola Vale, Malcolm Blevins, Clyde Benson
Runtime
20 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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