Leans Traditional
7.3
Descendent
(2025)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Footlights and Shadows (1920)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Not Rated
Overview
A fortune-hunting follies star Gloria Dawn ( Olive Thomas ), begins to question her engagement to wealthy Peter Shaw after meeting an amnesiac young man who stumbles into her apartment one night. The doctor instructs that he not be moved, so Gloria nurses the stranger back to health, although his memory fails to return. Gloria falls in love with her patient and, upon discovering that he is millionaire sportsman Jerry O'Farrell, rushes home to restore his identity, only to find that he has gone. Amnesia continues to plague Jerry, and he soon forgets both Gloria's name and address. While he is attending a show at the follies, a fire breaks out, and Gloria, recognizing her lover in the audience, rushes to save him. Meanwhile, Shaw, who has discovered Gloria's feelings for Jerry, accosts her. Jerry, who has finally regained his memory, intercedes and rescues Gloria, and the two fall in love.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
A fortune-hunting follies star Gloria Dawn ( Olive Thomas ), begins to question her engagement to wealthy Peter Shaw after meeting an amnesiac young man who stumbles into her apartment one night. The doctor instructs that he not be moved, so Gloria nurses the stranger back to health, although his memory fails to return. Gloria falls in love with her patient and, upon discovering that he is millionaire sportsman Jerry O'Farrell, rushes home to restore his identity, only to find that he has gone. Amnesia continues to plague Jerry, and he soon forgets both Gloria's name and address. While he is attending a show at the follies, a fire breaks out, and Gloria, recognizing her lover in the audience, rushes to save him. Meanwhile, Shaw, who has discovered Gloria's feelings for Jerry, accosts her. Jerry, who has finally regained his memory, intercedes and rescues Gloria, and the two fall in love.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central subject matter, a mystery/drama focused on individual crime and the pursuit of justice, lacks inherent political valence. Its narrative likely champions the restoration of order through individual action rather than promoting specific progressive or conservative ideologies.
This 1920 silent film features traditional casting, predominantly with white actors, and does not exhibit intentional race or gender swaps of roles. The narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, aligning with the filmmaking conventions of its era.
Secondary
No information regarding the plot, characters, or themes of 'Footlights and Shadows' was provided. Therefore, an evaluation of its portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters and themes cannot be conducted, resulting in an N/A rating.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
There is no information provided about source material, prior adaptations, or historical figures for "Footlights and Shadows" (1920) that would establish canonical genders for its characters. Therefore, no gender swaps can be identified.
This 1920 film is an adaptation of a 1919 novel. There is no evidence that any character was canonically, historically, or widely established as one race in the source material and then portrayed as a different race in the film.
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