Leans Traditional
7.3
The 40 Year Old Virgin
(2005)
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Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Widow by Proxy (1919)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Not Rated
Overview
Spinster sisters Sophronia and Angelica Pennington of Massachusetts refuse to meet Dolores, the bride of their nephew Jack, because she formerly was an actress. After Dolores receives word that Jack died at the front in France, she moves in with Gloria Grey, who barely supports herself by giving singing lessons. Soon Gloria's money dwindles and her creditors become threatening. When Dolores learns that she will inherit $5,000 from Jack's estate, she refuses to accept it out of pride, but Gloria convinces Dolores that they should go to Pennington Manor with their identities switched. Gloria impresses the aunts when she says that her godmother is a duchess. She and Jack's brother Steven fall in love, and when he is notified to report to naval duty, he proposes that they marry immediately. They then learn that Jack is alive. When Jack finds out that his wife was about to marry his brother, he starts to leave brokenhearted, but he sees the real Dolores and matters are straightened out.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Spinster sisters Sophronia and Angelica Pennington of Massachusetts refuse to meet Dolores, the bride of their nephew Jack, because she formerly was an actress. After Dolores receives word that Jack died at the front in France, she moves in with Gloria Grey, who barely supports herself by giving singing lessons. Soon Gloria's money dwindles and her creditors become threatening. When Dolores learns that she will inherit $5,000 from Jack's estate, she refuses to accept it out of pride, but Gloria convinces Dolores that they should go to Pennington Manor with their identities switched. Gloria impresses the aunts when she says that her godmother is a duchess. She and Jack's brother Steven fall in love, and when he is notified to report to naval duty, he proposes that they marry immediately. They then learn that Jack is alive. When Jack finds out that his wife was about to marry his brother, he starts to leave brokenhearted, but he sees the real Dolores and matters are straightened out.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's title, "Widow by Proxy," suggests a narrative centered on themes of identity, deception, and social roles. Without specific plot details, there is no inherent political valence to these themes, nor is there evidence of explicit promotion of either progressive or conservative ideologies, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie reflects the traditional casting and narrative conventions of its era, primarily featuring mainstream representation without intentional diversity-driven casting or explicit critiques of traditional identities within its storyline.
Secondary
The film 'Widow by Proxy' does not appear to feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Standard plot descriptions and cast information for this 1919 silent comedy do not indicate any queer representation, leading to a net impact rating of N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Widow by Proxy" (1919) features characters original to its source story, not adaptations of pre-existing, widely established figures from other media or history. Therefore, there is no prior canonical gender against which to identify a gender swap.
There is no historical or canonical evidence suggesting any character in the 1917 play or its 1919 film adaptation, "Widow by Proxy," was established as one race and then portrayed as a different race. All primary actors were white, consistent with the era's typical casting for such a production.
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