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Richard Chester, a bachelor who has lost everything in a poker game, blunders into the apartment of Nora Ellis, who has just inherited a fortune under the stipulation that she marry immediately. Assuming the name Chester Dick, Richard marries Nora and leaves. Unaware of this marriage of convenience, Charles Renalls, Nora's suitor, later assumes that her wealth is the only impediment to their union and conspires to ruin her on the market. Upon learning of his scheme, Richard ruins Charles. Nora falls in love with Richard, not recognizing her benefactor as her husband of an evening. Hoping to spoil Richard's chances with Nora, Charles tells her that Richard is already married and that he carries his wife's picture in his pocket. To her surprise and delight, Nora discovers that the incriminating picture is her own photograph and that Richard is already her husband.
Richard Chester, a bachelor who has lost everything in a poker game, blunders into the apartment of Nora Ellis, who has just inherited a fortune under the stipulation that she marry immediately. Assuming the name Chester Dick, Richard marries Nora and leaves. Unaware of this marriage of convenience, Charles Renalls, Nora's suitor, later assumes that her wealth is the only impediment to their union and conspires to ruin her on the market. Upon learning of his scheme, Richard ruins Charles. Nora falls in love with Richard, not recognizing her benefactor as her husband of an evening. Hoping to spoil Richard's chances with Nora, Charles tells her that Richard is already married and that he carries his wife's picture in his pocket. To her surprise and delight, Nora discovers that the incriminating picture is her own photograph and that Richard is already her husband.
The film champions individual responsibility and the transformative power of hard work and self-reliance as the solution to personal idleness and privilege, aligning its dominant themes with conservative values.
This 1927 silent film features traditional casting with primarily white actors, consistent with the industry standards of its era. The narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, without engaging in critical portrayals or explicit DEI themes.
The film 'All the World to Nothing' does not contain any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on conventional romantic and dramatic elements typical of its era, without engaging with queer identities or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
No information is provided regarding source material, previous adaptations, or historical figures for this 1918 film. Therefore, it is not possible to identify any characters with pre-established genders that could have been swapped.
There is no widely established source material or historical record for 'All the World to Nothing' (1918) that defines characters' races differently from their portrayal in the film. No evidence suggests any character was canonically or historically established as one race and then depicted as another.