Queenie

A gentle, old-fashioned silent comedy that ambles along with light charm and a sweet romantic spark.

Directed by

Howard M. Mitchell

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Shirley Mason, George O'Hara, Clarence Wilson

Tagline

"The romance of a little kitchen girl who refused to wed a titled foreign gentleman."

Overview

Simon Pepper lives as a miserly recluse since the death of his young wife thirty years earlier. He is attended by his secretary and lookalike Abner Quigley, and housekeeper Pansy Pooley, who hires her niece, Queenie, as her assistant. Believing she would be living with a wealthy aunt, Queenie is disillusioned with her new job, although she is befriended by Vivian Van Winkle, the heir to a noodle fortune and an amateur poet known as "Cocobola."

How it feels

Light, whimsical, romantic and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Love, class, family, identity

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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