Short film

False Alarm

1923 · 12 min

A playful, bouncy silent cartoon where ink drawings come alive and clown around with firefighting gags.

Overview: An "Out of the Inkwell" short featuring Ko-Ko the Clown, this time as a fireman.
How it feels: Whimsical, light and absurd. Brisk and fine in the background.
About: Survival
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Full breakdown

Tone: whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
Places: None
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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