Leans Traditional
7.9
Big
(1988)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Publicity Madness (1927)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Not Rated
Overview
Pete Clark, publicity manager for Henly soap, concocts a promotional contest requiring entrants to fly nonstop from California to Hawaii. Believing such a flight to be impossible, Peter offers $100,000 of the company's money as the prize. However, after aviator Charles Lindbergh crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Pete decides to enter the race himself to collect the prize money and save himself from disgrace. After a series of amusing stunts, Pete is the first to reach Hawaii, thereby winning the admiration of Violet, the boss's daughter.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Pete Clark, publicity manager for Henly soap, concocts a promotional contest requiring entrants to fly nonstop from California to Hawaii. Believing such a flight to be impossible, Peter offers $100,000 of the company's money as the prize. However, after aviator Charles Lindbergh crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Pete decides to enter the race himself to collect the prize money and save himself from disgrace. After a series of amusing stunts, Pete is the first to reach Hawaii, thereby winning the admiration of Violet, the boss's daughter.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around business competition and individual ambition, which are explored through comedic publicity stunts rather than a deliberate promotion or critique of specific political ideologies, leading to a neutral rating.
This film, produced in 1927, reflects the traditional casting norms of its era, primarily featuring white actors without intentional race or gender swaps. The narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, consistent with the cinematic conventions of the period.
Secondary
The film "Publicity Madness" (1927) is a silent comedy centered on a newspaper's publicity stunt involving a beauty contest. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the narrative, nor any elements that could be interpreted as such. Therefore, the film has no net impact on LGBTQ+ portrayal.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Publicity Madness (1927) is an original film production. There is no indication of prior source material, historical figures, or previous adaptations that would establish characters with a canonical gender different from their on-screen portrayal. Therefore, no gender swaps are identified.
This 1927 film is an original production and does not adapt characters from prior source material, historical records, or previous installments. Therefore, no characters exist who were canonically established as one race and then portrayed as a different race.
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