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Pretty Smooth

1919 · 60 min

A light, playful silent caper that charms with its bumbling thief and whirlwind romance, easy to enjoy and forget.

Directed by: Rollin S. Sturgeon
Genres: Crime, Comedy
Starring: Priscilla Dean, Francis McDonald, Gertrude Astor

Tagline: "To Know her is to lose your heart. your watch & chain, too."
Overview: Gertie Jones, known among other thieves as "The Chatterbox" because she talks to herself while she works, becomes a rich woman's French maid after learning about her employer's $40,000 diamond necklace. To cover up the scratches left by her tools after she unsuccessfully tries to open the safe containing the necklace, Gertie telephones the police to report an attempted burglary. Jimmy Hartigan, a famous thief, arrives and after he and Gertie fall in love at first sight, he is arrested.

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Directed by: Rollin S. Sturgeon
Genres: Crime, Comedy
Starring: Priscilla Dean, Francis McDonald, Gertrude Astor

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
love
deception
class
identity
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	5
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: crime, comedy
Directed by: Rollin S. Sturgeon
Written by: Bayard Veiller, Waldemar Young
Starring: Priscilla Dean, Francis McDonald, Gertrude Astor, George A. McDaniel, Walt Whitman, Josef Swickard, Clara Greenwood, Milton Ross
Runtime: 60 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: No Language

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