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Sixty Cents an Hour

1923 · 60 min

A breezy, good-natured silent romp about a plucky underdog chasing love and a better life.

Directed by: Joseph Henabery
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Walter Hiers, Jacqueline Logan, Ricardo Cortez

Overview: Although Jimmy Kirk earns only $7.50 a week as a soda jerk, he is ambitious and hopes to marry Mamie Smith, the bank president's daughter.

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Directed by: Joseph Henabery
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Walter Hiers, Jacqueline Logan, Ricardo Cortez

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 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: ambition
class
love
work
Places: small town
workplace
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	2
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Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	2
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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Joseph Henabery
Starring: Walter Hiers, Jacqueline Logan, Ricardo Cortez, Charles Ogle, Lucille Ward, Robert Dudley, Clarence Burton, Guy Oliver
Cinematography: Faxon M. Dean
Runtime: 60 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: No Language

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