Center
7.0
Duel in the Sun
(1946)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Riders of the Dark (1928)
Riders of the Dark (1928)
Overview
Lieutenant Crane of the U. S. Cavalry is assigned to clean up and bring law and order to a frontier town and area ruled by a gang of cattle rustlers. His only help is Molly Graham and her brother, Jim who run the town newspaper after their father was murdered by the outlaws.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
Not Rated
Overview
Lieutenant Crane of the U. S. Cavalry is assigned to clean up and bring law and order to a frontier town and area ruled by a gang of cattle rustlers. His only help is Molly Graham and her brother, Jim who run the town newspaper after their father was murdered by the outlaws.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's classic Western genre and its focus on individual heroes restoring law and order against threats to the community align its dominant themes with conservative values of self-reliance and decisive action.
This 1932 Western adheres to traditional casting practices prevalent in its era, featuring a predominantly white cast without explicit diversity initiatives. The narrative frames traditional identities in a neutral to positive light, consistent with the genre and period, and does not incorporate explicit DEI themes or critiques.
Secondary
The film "Riders of the Dark" is a 1937 Western and does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate within the scope of this framework.
The film "Riders of the Dark" is a silent Western from 1928. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in its narrative or plot. Therefore, an evaluation of its portrayal of such themes is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film features a female character who disguises herself as a man within the story. This scenario is explicitly excluded from the definition of a gender swap, as the character's canonical gender remains unchanged.
There is no widely established canonical or historical information indicating that any character in the source material for "Riders of the Dark" was of a different race than portrayed in the 1928 film. Therefore, no race swap occurred.
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