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The Big Noise

Name: The Big Noise
Director: Allan Dwan
Released: 1928
Duration: 80 min

Representation Score

0.6/10

Minimal

1928

Passed

Director

Allan Dwan

Runtime

80 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

This film is a traditional period drama that follows the social and narrative conventions of 1928. It relies on familiar formulas of romantic conflict and patriarchal decision-making rather than presenting a multi-layered approach to diversity. While the story touches on class mobility through the tension between working-class and wealthy characters, it does so within a very traditional framework.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Big Noise have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any characters with non-straight identities. The story revolves around traditional romantic relationships between a daughter and two male suitors.

How does The Big Noise portray gender?

Limited

The plot emphasizes patriarchal structures, where the father tries to secure financial gain through his daughter's marriage. Sophie is portrayed more as a subject of negotiation than an independent individual.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Big Noise?

Minimal

The setting implies a typical early 20th-century American backdrop. There is no indication of a diverse cast beyond the homogeneity of the era's demographics.

How does The Big Noise represent religion and culture?

Limited

The narrative examines class conflicts between urban subway life and wealthy agricultural interests. It adheres to traditional Western values concerning marriage, property, and family obligations.

Does The Big Noise include disability representation?

Minimal

A character's injury serves mainly as a plot device to complicate the main storyline. The film does not explore the lived experience of physical disability in depth.

Present on Screen

Explores class tensions between urban workers and wealthy agricultural interests.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities.
Reinforces traditional gender hierarchies.
Shows no racial or ethnic diversity.
Uses physical injury merely as a plot device.

Official Synopsis

John Stoval, a guard in a New York subway, thinks that Philip Hurd, who owns a concession at Coney Island, would make a good husband for his daughter Sophie. Sophie, however, has her sights set on Bill Hedges, the son of a wealthy farmer in upstate New York. Her father arranges for her to marry Hurd in exchange for a 25% interest in the concession, but matters come to a halt when John slips and falls off a subway platform and is injured.

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