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Help Yourself

1927 · 20 min

A breezy silent-era comedy short that coasts on slapstick charm and gentle romance, easy to dip into.

Directed by
Joe Pasternak
Genres
Comedy
Overview
A hungry man enters a cafeteria hoping to get a bite to eat, and finds love instead.
How it feels
Light, whimsical, romantic and absurd. Brisk and fine in the background.
About
Love, work
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Joe Pasternak
Genres
Comedy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

Cast

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Joe Pasternak
Starring
El Brendel, Patricia Caron
Runtime
20 min
Country
United States of America

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