6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.5
Overview
When her father decides to flee to England, young Sylvia Scarlett must become Sylvester Scarlett and protect her father every step of the way, with the questionable help of plenty others.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Overview
When her father decides to flee to England, young Sylvia Scarlett must become Sylvester Scarlett and protect her father every step of the way, with the questionable help of plenty others.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores themes of gender role subversion and individual freedom through its protagonist's journey, aligning with progressive values of challenging societal norms and self-discovery, despite a conventional romantic resolution.
This 1935 film features a predominantly white cast, consistent with traditional casting practices of its era. While the narrative explores gender presentation through the protagonist's cross-dressing, it does not explicitly critique traditional identities or frame them negatively, focusing instead on the character's personal journey and the comedic situations arising from her disguise.
Secondary
The film features Sylvia Scarlett disguising herself as a boy, Sylvester, leading to instances where other characters, notably Lily, develop romantic feelings for her male persona. While the cross-dressing is a plot device, the narrative explores gender fluidity and same-sex attraction without explicit condemnation or affirmation, resulting in a neutral portrayal.
The film features a cisgender female character who cross-dresses as a male for practical reasons of disguise and survival. This is a plot device and does not explore or depict transsexual identity or themes. The narrative focuses on adventure and romance, not gender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film's central character, Sylvia Scarlett, is a woman who disguises herself as a boy within the narrative. This is an in-plot gender disguise, not a change of the character's canonical gender from source material or history.
The 1935 film "Sylvia Scarlett" is an adaptation of a novel by Compton Mackenzie. There is no evidence that any character, canonically or historically established as one race, was portrayed by an actor of a different race in this production.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.2
6.3
Critic Ratings
7.1
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