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Blast of Silence

1961 · 77 min · Director: Allen Baron ★ IMDb 7.4 · 6,518 ratings

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A hired killer from Cleveland has a job to do on a second-string mob boss in New York. But a special girl from his past and a fat gun dealer with pet rats get in his way.

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Blast of Silence (1961) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Anxiety 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Anxiety, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Anxiety and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Melancholy
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Melancholy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Tension
Melancholy
Disturbing
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 18 %, then rises around 38 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionMelancholyDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Melancholy57 %43 %45 %28 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Tension59 %52 %31 %35 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Tension54 %50 %18 %36 %
17.5 %≈ 13′Tension49 %44 %16 %36 %
22.5 %≈ 17′Disturbing57 %44 %35 %38 %
27.5 %≈ 21′Melancholy61 %31 %46 %20 %
32.5 %≈ 25′Hope56 %19 %39 %8 %
37.5 %≈ 29′Sympathy63 %31 %43 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 33′Disturbing71 %55 %48 %56 %
47.5 %≈ 37′Tension69 %64 %39 %58 %
52.5 %≈ 40′Tension65 %63 %30 %48 %
57.5 %≈ 44′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
62.5 %≈ 48′Tension77 %75 %30 %47 %
67.5 %≈ 52′Tension75 %73 %45 %44 %
72.5 %≈ 56′Tension73 %71 %44 %49 %
77.5 %≈ 60′Tension76 %75 %39 %55 %
82.5 %≈ 64′Tension83 %79 %55 %54 %
87.5 %≈ 67′Tension87 %82 %70 %55 %
92.5 %≈ 71′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 75′Melancholy70 %45 %65 %40 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

AB
Allen Baron

MM
Molly McCarthy

MM
Molly McCarthy

Lori

LT
Larry Tucker

BD
Bill DePrato

PH
Peter H. Clune

DM
Danny Meehan

JB
Joe Bubbico

GR
Gil Rogers

GR
Gil Rogers

Gangster

RK
Ruth Kaner

HM
Howard Mann

CC
Charles Creasap

Contact Man

MM
Milda Memenas

Troiano's Girl Friend

JD
Jerry Douglas

Gangster

DS
Don Saroyan

Lori's Boy Friend

DS
Dean Sheldon

Night Club Singer

Lionel Stander

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

BC
Bill Chadney

Pianist (uncredited)

EJ
Ernest Jackson

Gangster (uncredited)

EK
Erich Kollmar

Bellhop (uncredited)

BK
Betty Kovac

Troiano's Wife (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Allen Baron
Written by
Waldo Salt, Allen Baron
Type
Movies
Released
1961
Runtime
77 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 6,518 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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