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Parade of the West

Name: Parade of the West
Director: Harry Joe Brown
Released: 1930
Duration: 66 min

Representation Score

1.3/10

Minimal

1930

Passed

Director

Harry Joe Brown

Runtime

66 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Parade of the West is a period-typical Western that reinforces the social and cultural norms of the early 1930s. The narrative relies on traditional heroic clichés and clear-cut moral binaries common to the genre's early sound era. The film's structure prioritizes masculine competition and conventional romantic structures. It lacks any significant disruption to established social hierarchies, focusing instead on individualist heroism and frontier mythology. Ultimately, the work functions as a standard genre piece, offering minimal representation of diverse identities or non-traditional perspectives.

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Category Breakdown

Does Parade of the West have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film revolves around a conventional rivalry between men over a female performer. There is no representation of non-straight or non-cisgender identities, nor does it challenge the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does Parade of the West portray gender?

Limited

The plot follows a traditional hierarchy where men compete physically. Mary, while central to the romance, mainly serves as a catalyst for male actions rather than acting independently.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Parade of the West?

Limited

The story focuses on a white cowboy in a Wild West Show setting. It seems to follow the homogeneous casting norms typical of early 20th-century Westerns.

How does Parade of the West represent religion and culture?

Limited

The narrative is rooted in frontier mythology, emphasizing themes of honor and revenge. It celebrates individualist heroism and the established social order of the Western genre.

Does Parade of the West include disability representation?

Minimal

The film provides no information about characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

The film provides a clear, archetypal example of early 1930s Western genre storytelling.

Limited or Absent

The narrative relies heavily on traditional gender hierarchies and masculine dominance.
The story lacks diverse representation of racial, ethnic, or LGBTQ+ identities.
Female characters serve primarily as catalysts for male conflict rather than independent agents.

Official Synopsis

Bud Rand, a cowboy who is charged with the care of Little Billy Rand, accepts an offer to appear with Copeland's Wild West Show to ride a horse called "Mankiller." Dude, Copeland's righthand man, resents Bud's attentions to Mary, one of the performers, and when they fight it out, Bud is the victor. In revenge Dude loosens the cinch on the horse.....

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