6.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Crystal Ball (1914)
The Crystal Ball (1914)
Overview
When Henry Howland, the great philanthropist, feels his health failing, he makes his will and entrusts it to his nephew, Walter, to file away in his private safe. Impelled by curiosity, Walter opens the will and discovers that his uncle has cut him off with a mere pittance, leaving the major portion of his estate to charity. He cleverly forges a new clause to the will, and is in the act of substituting it for the original when surprised by his uncle. After a heated argument, Howland dies of heart failure and Walter, panic-stricken, carries him to his own room and notifies the coroner. Later, Walter accompanies Gladys Brooks, with whom he is in love, to the retreat of a Hindoo mystic, a crystal gazer, who bares Walter's life while in a mesmeric trance.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
6.4
Overview
When Henry Howland, the great philanthropist, feels his health failing, he makes his will and entrusts it to his nephew, Walter, to file away in his private safe. Impelled by curiosity, Walter opens the will and discovers that his uncle has cut him off with a mere pittance, leaving the major portion of his estate to charity. He cleverly forges a new clause to the will, and is in the act of substituting it for the original when surprised by his uncle. After a heated argument, Howland dies of heart failure and Walter, panic-stricken, carries him to his own room and notifies the coroner. Later, Walter accompanies Gladys Brooks, with whom he is in love, to the retreat of a Hindoo mystic, a crystal gazer, who bares Walter's life while in a mesmeric trance.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's rating is neutral due to the complete absence of specific plot details, character arcs, or thematic elements that would suggest any particular political bias or ideological stance.
Based on the limited information provided, the movie does not exhibit explicit DEI characteristics in its casting or narrative framing. Without specific details on character representation or plot themes, a neutral assessment is applied to both aspects.
Secondary
Without any provided plot details or character information for 'The Crystal Ball (movie)', an evaluation of LGBTQ+ presence or portrayal is not possible. Consequently, the film's net impact on LGBTQ+ representation cannot be determined.
Without access to the film's content or plot details, it is impossible to evaluate the presence or portrayal of transsexual characters or themes in 'The Crystal Ball'. Therefore, no assessment can be made.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
As an early silent film from 1914, "The Crystal Ball" is highly unlikely to be an adaptation of source material with pre-established characters whose genders were later changed. There is no evidence of canonical characters being portrayed with a different gender.
The 1914 film "The Crystal Ball" is an early production with no widely established source material or historical figures whose canonical race could have been altered. There is no evidence of characters being portrayed as a different race than previously established.
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