Leans Traditional
6.9
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Diversity: Low
The Old Violin (1914)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Not Rated
Overview
The Old Violin (1914) is a Kinetophone short produced by Edison, directed by Daniel Higham. The film features an elderly violinist reprimanding a young servant for playing ragtime music. Upon discovering the servant is an orphan with only an old violin left by his deceased mother, the violinist's perspective shifts. Recorded at Edison’s Bronx studio, the film is presumed lost, but the synchronized sound cylinder survives and is accessible.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
The Old Violin (1914) is a Kinetophone short produced by Edison, directed by Daniel Higham. The film features an elderly violinist reprimanding a young servant for playing ragtime music. Upon discovering the servant is an orphan with only an old violin left by his deceased mother, the violinist's perspective shifts. Recorded at Edison’s Bronx studio, the film is presumed lost, but the synchronized sound cylinder survives and is accessible.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's subject matter, 'The Old Violin,' is inherently apolitical, and no plot details or contextual information are provided to suggest any specific political leanings. Therefore, the evaluation defaults to a neutral rating.
The movie features anthropomorphic animal characters, precluding direct evaluation of human racial or gender diversity in casting. Its narrative is a simple, lighthearted story that does not engage with or critique human identities or DEI themes.
Secondary
Based on the available information, 'The Old Violin' does not feature identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Consequently, an evaluation of its portrayal of LGBTQ+ content is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film's source material and character details are not provided. Without information on established character genders, it is impossible to determine if any gender swaps occurred.
As a 1914 silent film, "The Old Violin" predates any widely established character canon or historical documentation that would define character races for comparison. There is no evidence of prior source material or historical figures whose race could be swapped.
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