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Skirts

1921 · 50 min

A breezy silent-era romp of slapstick gags and circus antics, easy to dip into and forget.

Directed by
Hampton Del Ruth
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Clyde Cook, Chester Conklin, Polly Moran
Overview
Clyde is a handyman around a circus. His mother is the bearded lady in the side-show; his father is a millionaire separated from his family. Clyde is endeavoring to get the old man's fortune, with the strong man of the circus scheming to beat him to it.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Hampton Del Ruth
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Clyde Cook, Chester Conklin, Polly Moran
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • greed
    • class
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    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
    Humour6
    Realism4
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Hampton Del Ruth
    Written by
    Hampton Del Ruth
    Starring
    Clyde Cook, Chester Conklin, Polly Moran, Jack Cooper, Billy Armstrong, Ethel Teare, Glen Cavender, Slim Summerville
    Runtime
    50 min
    Country
    United States of America

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