Short film

Hollywood on Parade No. A-6

1933 · 10 min

A breezy ten-minute novelty reel of stars goofing off, watched more as a curiosity than as a story.

Overview: A promotional film featuring movie stars at play. Richard Arlen plays a magician who turns playing cards into celebrities. Includes Buster Keaton in a Napoleonic admiral suit in his "land yacht", a custom-built bus he occasionally lived in during the period.
How it feels: Light, whimsical, campy and satirical. Brisk and fine in the background.
About: Celebrity, media, art
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Full breakdown

Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: celebrity
media
art
Places: None
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: mockumentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none