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One Exciting Night

Name: One Exciting Night
Director: D.W. Griffith
Released: 1922
Duration: 143 min

Representation Score

1.2/10

Minimal

1922

Director

D.W. Griffith

Runtime

143 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

D.W. Griffith's work often upholds traditional social hierarchies and period-specific biases. This film aligns with early 20th-century mainstream conventions, emphasizing straight-centered romance and homogeneous social structures. The narrative lacks substantial roles for underrepresented groups. The female lead is positioned within a framework of dependence, while the central conflicts revolve around male-driven criminal and romantic tensions. Overall, the film reflects the standard demographic and social compositions of the silent era, offering little challenge to the era's established social norms.

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Category Breakdown

Does One Exciting Night have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film features a traditional love story between an orphan and a visitor. There is no indication of non-straight relationships or critiques of the assumption that everyone is straight.

How does One Exciting Night portray gender?

Limited

The female protagonist plays a minor role in driving the plot, reacting to an unpleasant suitor and an adoptive mother. The main conflicts revolve around male-centric issues such as bootlegging and a male stranger.

How racially and ethnically diverse is One Exciting Night?

Minimal

The setting includes mansions and parties, suggesting a homogeneous, Western-centric cast typical of the 1920s. There is no mention of diverse casting or challenging racial norms.

How does One Exciting Night represent religion and culture?

Limited

The narrative centers on Prohibition-era conflicts like bootlegging and class-based mysteries. It leans towards traditional detective stories rather than critiquing Western institutions.

Does One Exciting Night include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not provide any information about characters with physical, sensory, or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

The film uses Prohibition-era themes like bootlegging to create tension.

Limited or Absent

The female protagonist has little control over what happens to them and remains reactive to male characters.
The narrative lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or diverse racial backgrounds.
The story relies on traditional, homogeneous social structures common to the era.

Official Synopsis

An orphan girl, courted by an unpleasant older suitor who has a hold over her adoptive mother, falls in love with Fairfax, a young stranger at a party. A group of bootleggers try to escape with the loot stashed previously within Fairfax's mansion; mysterious faces peer into the windows and shadowy figures stalk the hall.

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