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Nothing Doing

1927 · 20 min

A brisk, playful silent comedy of slapstick gags and small-man scrappiness, easy to enjoy and never mean.

Overview
Charley asks for his girlfriend's hand in marriage, but her father, the police chief, angrily refuses to allow her to marry anyone who is not himself a policeman. Charley then decides to join the police force, so that he can win her. But when he applies, he is rejected because he is too small. Charley doesn't give up, and he soon thinks of a way to avoid the size restriction - but simply joining the force is only the first challenge that he has to face.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • love
  • ambition
  • family
  • justice
Places
  • big city
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
Action5
Horror0
Humour8
Realism4
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Charles R. Bowers, Harold L. Muller
Written by
Charles R. Bowers, Harold L. Muller, Ted Sears
Starring
Charles R. Bowers
Runtime
20 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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