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Come Again Smith (1919)
Come Again Smith (1919)
Overview
Joe Smith Jr., the son of a millionaire, is challenged by his father to earn his own living instead of depending on his father's money. One year later Joe is broke, dirty, homeless and hanging out with other derelicts on a New York City park bench. A chance meeting with businessman Ned Stervens results in Joe being invited to stay in Stevens' house for a week, to make Stevens' point to his acquaintance Frank Overton---a shady stockbroker--that given a chance, even a tramp like Joe can better himself. Joe finds himself in love with Stevens' sister Lucy and unwittingly becomes party to a scheme by Overton to swindle Lucy out of her money.
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
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Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
8.0
Overview
Joe Smith Jr., the son of a millionaire, is challenged by his father to earn his own living instead of depending on his father's money. One year later Joe is broke, dirty, homeless and hanging out with other derelicts on a New York City park bench. A chance meeting with businessman Ned Stervens results in Joe being invited to stay in Stevens' house for a week, to make Stevens' point to his acquaintance Frank Overton---a shady stockbroker--that given a chance, even a tramp like Joe can better himself. Joe finds himself in love with Stevens' sister Lucy and unwittingly becomes party to a scheme by Overton to swindle Lucy out of her money.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central conflict, involving a man's amnesia and subsequent romantic entanglements, is fundamentally apolitical. The narrative focuses on individual dilemmas and social conventions of the era, rather than promoting specific progressive or conservative ideologies.
As a silent film from 1919, 'Come Again Smith' likely features traditional casting with a predominantly white cast and no intentional race or gender swaps. Its narrative is expected to maintain a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, without explicit critique or central DEI themes.
Secondary
Based on the information provided, 'Come Again Smith' does not contain identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Consequently, an evaluation of its portrayal of queer identity is not applicable.
The film 'Come Again Smith' (1919) does not contain any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a young man's journey to prove himself worthy of love and success, without engaging with gender identity topics.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
There is no widely established source material, prior adaptations, or historical figures for "Come Again Smith" (1919) that would define character genders before this film's release. Therefore, no instances of a gender swap can be identified.
There is no information provided about the source material or established character races for the 1919 film "Come Again Smith." Without a prior canonical or historical baseline, a race swap cannot be identified.
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