7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Girl Shy (1924)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.3
Overview
Harold Meadows is a shy, stuttering bachelor working in a tailor shop, who is writing a guidebook, The Secret of Making Love, for other bashful young men. Fate has him meet rich girl Mary, and they fall in love. But she is about to wed an already married man, so our hero embarks upon a hair-raising daredevil ride to prevent the wedding.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Harold Meadows is a shy, stuttering bachelor working in a tailor shop, who is writing a guidebook, The Secret of Making Love, for other bashful young men. Fate has him meet rich girl Mary, and they fall in love. But she is about to wed an already married man, so our hero embarks upon a hair-raising daredevil ride to prevent the wedding.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film is a classic silent romantic comedy focused on an individual's personal struggle with shyness and his pursuit of love, with its themes of personal growth and traditional courtship being largely apolitical.
This 1924 silent film features traditional casting typical of its era, with no visible diversity or intentional race/gender swaps. The narrative focuses on a conventional romantic comedy plot, without critiquing traditional identities or incorporating any DEI themes.
Secondary
The film "Girl Shy" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its plot centers exclusively on a heterosexual romantic comedy, with no elements that could be interpreted as queer representation or discussion.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Girl Shy (1924) is an original silent film with no prior source material or established characters from earlier canon. Therefore, no characters could have been gender-swapped from a previous iteration.
Girl Shy (1924) is an original silent film, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established character races. The main characters were created for this film and portrayed by actors of the same race as depicted, thus no race swap occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.7
7.0
Critic Ratings
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