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Bucking the Truth

Name: Bucking the Truth
Director: Milburn Morante
Released: 1926
Duration: 52 min

Representation Score

2.3/10

Limited

1926

Passed

Director

Milburn Morante

Runtime

52 minutes

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Bucking the Truth is a conventional silent-era Western that adheres to the genre's established social hierarchies. The narrative centers on a male protagonist's struggle with identity and property, reinforcing traditional masculine ability to act. The film lacks diversity, focusing on a male-centric conflict between a cowpuncher, a fugitive, and a sheriff. There is no evidence of diverse casting or subversion of 1920s social norms. Ultimately, the film operates as a standard genre piece, prioritizing traditional Western values of justice and individualist morality without disrupting the era's homogeneous social expectations.

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Category Breakdown

Does Bucking the Truth have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film follows typical Western storytelling about identity theft and pursuit. It does not depict same-sex intimacy or non-binary gender identities.

How does Bucking the Truth portray gender?

Limited

The story centers on Slim Duane, a male protagonist navigating a survival crisis. The plot focuses on male-driven conflicts involving a cowpuncher, a fugitive, and a sheriff.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Bucking the Truth?

Limited

The narrative is set within a genre that traditionally highlights Anglo-Saxon protagonists. There are no mentions of non-white characters in the main storyline.

How does Bucking the Truth represent religion and culture?

Fair

The plot uses a standard Western framework emphasizing individualist morality. It focuses on reclaiming property and restoring order through law enforcement.

Does Bucking the Truth include disability representation?

Minimal

The available narrative details do not mention any characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

The film offers a clear, focused narrative centered on a classic Western identity crisis.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks representation of diverse gender identities and non-white characters.
The narrative reinforces traditional masculine hierarchies rather than challenging them.
There is no evidence of diverse cultural perspectives or multi-layered complexity.

Official Synopsis

Slim Duane, a wandering cowpuncher in search of his stolen horse, is forced by a fugitive to exchange clothes and finds himself stranded and broke in a town. He is seen by Eben Purkiss, who mistakenly identifies him as the fugitive (Matt Holden) and rides for the sheriff.

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