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Cheating the Public (1918)

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Cheating the Public (1918)

Overview

John Dowling, a greedy factory owner, cuts his employees' pay while raising their food prices at the company store. The employees strike but to no avail. Mary Garvin visits Dowling to plead the laborers' cause, but because her mother had once refused his marriage proposal, he attacks Mary out of revenge. In the struggle, Dowling is shot, and Mary is tried and convicted of murder. Before the execution, foreman "Bull" Thompson boasts that his bullet killed Dowling during Mary and the factory owner's struggle, and Dowling's son Chester, who has attempted to introduce reforms into the factory, races to the governor's train to secure a pardon for Mary. After Mary's release, she and Chester are married.


Starring Cast


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating

Not Rated


Overview

John Dowling, a greedy factory owner, cuts his employees' pay while raising their food prices at the company store. The employees strike but to no avail. Mary Garvin visits Dowling to plead the laborers' cause, but because her mother had once refused his marriage proposal, he attacks Mary out of revenge. In the struggle, Dowling is shot, and Mary is tried and convicted of murder. Before the execution, foreman "Bull" Thompson boasts that his bullet killed Dowling during Mary and the factory owner's struggle, and Dowling's son Chester, who has attempted to introduce reforms into the factory, races to the governor's train to secure a pardon for Mary. After Mary's release, she and Chester are married.


Starring Cast

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

The film's title, "Cheating the Public," identifies a universally condemned problem of exploitation and lack of accountability. Without specific plot details or an understanding of the film's proposed solutions, it is impossible to determine a specific political bias, leading to a neutral rating.

This early 20th-century film features traditional casting, consistent with its historical context, and its narrative does not engage with themes of diversity, equity, or inclusion as understood today. The portrayal of identities aligns with the prevailing norms of its time.

Secondary

The provided information for 'Cheating the Public' does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Consequently, an evaluation of its portrayal is not possible, leading to an N/A rating for LGBTQ+ representation.

The film 'Cheating the Public' (1918) does not feature any discernible transsexual characters or themes. Publicly available plot details and cast lists do not indicate any such portrayals, leading to a determination of N/A for its impact on transgender representation.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

As an original film from 1918, "Cheating the Public" introduced its characters without prior canonical or historical gender establishments. Therefore, no characters could have undergone a gender swap.

There is no evidence that "Cheating the Public" (1918) is an adaptation of source material with established character races or a biopic of a historical figure whose race was altered. The film does not contain any instances of a race swap.


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