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The Man They Scorned (1912)

The Man They Scorned poster
Directed by
Reginald Barker
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent short film from 1912. It tells the story of a Jewish man who faces scorn from others. He proves his worth through his actions.

silentdramaticdatedmoralisticstereotypicalheroic

What happens

The Man They Scorned è un cortometraggio muto del 1912 diretto da Reginald Barker e prodotto da Thomas H. Ince per la Broncho Film Company. Soprattutto nelle comiche del tempo, lo stereotipo antisemita della "vigliaccheria" e della "debolezza" degli ebrei era spesso ripetuto con insistenza. Qui, in un contesto drammatico, le parti sono rovesciate e il protagonista ebreo, uno specie di moderno Ben-Hur, dimostra tutto il suo valore. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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