Leans Traditional
8.3
7th Heaven
(1927)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
The Quicksands of Deceit (1916)
The Quicksands of Deceit (1916)
Overview
Kindly widowed farmer John Hardy takes in the orphaned Ida Allen and due to her care of him adopts her. While there is a plan in place for John’s other daughter Eleanor to marry neighboring farmer Hugh Conway she has fallen in love with a wastrel, Paul Denny. Foolhardy, she elopes with Paul who quickly abandons the now pregnant Eleanor who then entreats Ida’s help. Ida comes to her aid, but Eleanor expires leaving Ida with the baby. Meanwhile Hugh and John have been led to believe Ida has disgraced them but when Denny returns looking for hush money, they learn the truth. Hugh banishes the blackard, finds and declares his love for Ida and the family is reunited.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
Not Rated
Overview
Kindly widowed farmer John Hardy takes in the orphaned Ida Allen and due to her care of him adopts her. While there is a plan in place for John’s other daughter Eleanor to marry neighboring farmer Hugh Conway she has fallen in love with a wastrel, Paul Denny. Foolhardy, she elopes with Paul who quickly abandons the now pregnant Eleanor who then entreats Ida’s help. Ida comes to her aid, but Eleanor expires leaving Ida with the baby. Meanwhile Hugh and John have been led to believe Ida has disgraced them but when Denny returns looking for hush money, they learn the truth. Hugh banishes the blackard, finds and declares his love for Ida and the family is reunited.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central subject matter, focusing on personal deceit and its impact on individual relationships, lacks a strong inherent political valence. Its likely exploration of universal humanistic themes like truth, integrity, and redemption positions it as apolitical.
This early 20th-century film exhibits traditional casting practices, aligning with the industry standards of its era, without explicit diversity-driven choices. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities, consistent with the prevailing societal norms of the time.
Secondary
Based on available information, 'The Quicksands of Deceit' does not appear to feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Consequently, there is no basis to evaluate its portrayal as positive, negative, or neutral, resulting in a classification of N/A.
The film 'The Quicksands of Deceit' does not contain any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate regarding transsexual identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This 1916 film is an original production, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a reboot of established characters. Therefore, there are no characters whose gender could have been canonically or historically established prior to this film's creation and then altered.
As an original silent film from 1916, there is no prior established canon, historical record, or widely recognized source material for its characters that would allow for a race swap to occur. The characters' races are established within this film's portrayal.
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