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The Firefly of Tough Luck

1917 · 50 min · Director: E. Mason Hopper

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"Tough Luck" Baxter, returning from a prospecting trip, meets Happy Jack Clarke, a former citizen of Baxter City, a boom town which became a ghost town when the gold petered out. A game of cards decides that Clarke will go back to Baxter City with "Tough Luck" in search of ore. Meanwhile, the Firefly, a New York music hall entertainer out of a job, is ordered by her parasitic husband Bert Wilcox to perform at the dance hall in Baxter City. Upon her arrival, she finds the town deserted and strikes out on the open trail.

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The Firefly of Tough Luck (1917) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Hope. Genres: Drama, Western. AI estimate.

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Cast

AR
Alma Rubens

CG
Charles Gunn

WW
Walt Whitman

DF
Darrell Foss

JC
Jack Curtis

Happy Jack Clarke

AE
Aaron Edwards

LS
Laura Sears

Details

Directed by
E. Mason Hopper
Written by
J.G. Hawks
Type
Movies
Released
1917
Runtime
50 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Western
Feels mostly
Empathy
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