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The Victim

1920 · 50 min

A solemn, slow silent-era moral drama that plays like a grim parable of crime and conscience.

Directed by
Joseph Levering
Genres
Drama
Starring
Robert T. Haines, Harry Benham, Joyce Fair
Overview
A priest is trying to help a poor family when nearby the father is hit on the head by a criminal who then throws him off a bridge into the water below. The priest administers Last Rites then seeks to help the family and find the murderer.

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Directed by
Joseph Levering
Genres
Drama
Starring
Robert T. Haines, Harry Benham, Joyce Fair
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • crime
  • faith
  • family
  • morality
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Joseph Levering
Starring
Robert T. Haines, Harry Benham, Joyce Fair, Inez Marcel, Armand Cortes
Runtime
50 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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