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For the Mastery of the World

1914 · 28 min

A brisk silent-era spy chase that plays like a relic, tense in bursts but distant and stagebound to modern eyes.

Genres
Drama
Starring
Alec B. Francis, Belle Adair, Edward Roseman
Overview
US secret service agent Mr. Grimm is hot on the trail of spy Rosa Morini and her brother Prince Morini who are planning to sell a remote-control wireless bomb apparatus which if it falls into the wrong hands will make its possessor the master of the world's power. Rosa manages to elude capture at first but after the death of her brother sees the error of her ways and a crisis is averted.

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Genres
Drama
Starring
Alec B. Francis, Belle Adair, Edward Roseman
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • power
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • crime
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama
Starring
Alec B. Francis, Belle Adair, Edward Roseman, Frederick Truesdell, Lindsay J. Hall
Runtime
28 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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