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Movie poster: Until They Get Me (1917)
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Until They Get Me

1917 · 58 min Drama Western
4.8 / 10 · TMDB

In an effort to reach his wife's deathbed, Kirby is forced to kill a man in self-defense. He is arrested by Selwyn, a member of the North West Mounted Police, who allows him to say a last farewell to his wife. After visiting his wife's deathbed, Kirby eludes Selwyn and becomes a fugitive from the police. Each year he returns to visit his son and, during one of his sojourns, meets Margy, a little farmhouse servant who has run away from her life of drudgery.

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Year 1917
Country United States of America
Genre Drama, Western
Director Frank Borzage
Runtime 58 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.8/10 (3 votes)

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The film constructs its drama on the tension between duty and mercy, relying on the expressive power of silent cinema visuals. It explores themes of pursuit, redemption, and the fleeting connections forged on the frontier.

What lingers after viewing is a poignant sense of melancholy and the stark beauty of a chase that becomes a moral journey. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Frank Borzage

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