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The Billion Dollar Hobo

1977 · 96 min

A gentle, silly caper that coasts on goofy slapstick and a likeable lead, easy to watch and forget.

Genres
Comedy, Family
Tagline
Clear the tracks! It's a 100 laffs-a-minute runaway as Tim goes tramping with a locomotive and a canine keeper!
Overview
Vernon Praiseworthy is a clumsy but lovable dope who stands to inherit his uncle's fortune. The condition is that he travel the rails as a penniless hobo just as his uncle did in the dark days of the depression. That seems simple enough until he gets involved in a dog-napping plot. Written by Jerry Roberts
How it feels
Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Class, greed, family, loyalty
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension2
    Darkness1
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, family
    Directed by
    Stuart E. McGowan
    Written by
    Roger Beatty, Tim Conway
    Starring
    Tim Conway, Al Stellone, Ellen Gerstein, Will Geer, Frank Sivero, Victoria Carroll, Sydney Lassick, Eric Weston
    Music
    Michael Leonard
    Cinematography
    Irv Goodnoff
    Runtime
    96 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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