Movie

With Neatness and Dispatch

1918 · 50 min

A frothy silent-era romp of mistaken identities and borrowed criminals, played with light charm and brisk, good-natured silliness.

Overview: Mary Ames is caught while planning to elope, and locked in a room by Aunt Letitia. Her sister, Geraldine, plans to help her, and goes to her friend the police commissioner to borrow a criminal. Paul, the commissioner's nephew, sees her, and loses his heart. He decides to pose as the criminal to be near her.
How it feels: Light, whimsical, romantic and absurd. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Love, family, deception, identity
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 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: love
family
deception
identity
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none