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How We Got Into Trouble with the Army

1965 · 89 min

A breezy, silly farce of mistaken parentage and barracks scheming, played broad and loud with little real weight.

Overview: A sergeant finds out that a GI hides a child in the military barracks. The boy is the son of another soldier who sings in a night club but due to series of misunderstandings the sergeant believes he is his own son, born from a former love story.
How it feels: Light, absurd, satirical and warm. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Family, parenthood, deception, loyalty
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 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: family
parenthood
deception
loyalty
identity
Places: military
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild