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Held to Answer
“A HANDSOME PREACHER CAUGHT IN A WHIRLWIND OF WOMEN'S INTRIGUE”
70%
Movie
1h 18m
AI Analysis
Held to Answer (1923) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Held to Answer (1923) — a movie tagged as Crime and Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: John Hampstead gives up his career as an actor and his actress sweetheart, Marian Dounay, to become a minister in a western town. Marian appears, and failing to win him back she tries to ruin his reputation. Hampstead is accused of stealing some jewelry though actually he is protecting the scapegrace brother of his … Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~78 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Held to Answer 70% (1 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
John Hampstead gives up his career as an actor and his actress sweetheart, Marian Dounay, to become a minister in a western town. Marian appears, and failing to win him back she tries to ruin his reputation. Hampstead is accused of stealing some jewelry though actually he is protecting the scapegrace brother of his current sweetheart, Bessie.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1923-11-22
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- TMDB rating
- 7.0
- TMDB ID
- 981182
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What is Held to Answer about?
John Hampstead gives up his career as an actor and his actress sweetheart, Marian Dounay, to become a minister in a western town. Marian appears, and failing to win him back she tries to ruin his r... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Held to Answer?
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How long is the movie Held to Answer?
The official runtime for Held to Answer is approximately 78 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

House Peters
John Hampstead

Grace Carlyle
Mariann Dounay

John St. Polis
Hiram Burbeck

Evelyn Brent
Bessie Burbeck

James Morrison
Rollie Burbeck

Lydia Knott
Mrs. Burbeck

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