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The Nut

1921 · 74 min

A chaotic funhouse of silent-era gags and stunts, light and silly, with romance and slapstick energy.

Directed by: Theodore Reed
Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance
Starring: Douglas Fairbanks, Marguerite De La Motte, William Lowery

Tagline: DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS leaps over housetops to the heart of a girl.
Overview: Eccentric, accident-prone inventor Charlie Jackson is deeply in love with Estrell Wynn, a progressive philanthropist who believes that if the wealthy host poor children in their homes for an hour each day, it will reform the children into good citizens.

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Directed by: Theodore Reed
Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance
Starring: Douglas Fairbanks, Marguerite De La Motte, William Lowery

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 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
class
deception
ambition
redemption
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	5
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	4
Romance	6
Tension	4
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: action, comedy, romance
Directed by: Theodore Reed
Written by: Lotta Woods, Douglas Fairbanks, William Parker
Starring: Douglas Fairbanks, Marguerite De La Motte, William Lowery, Gerald Pring, Morris Hughes, Barbara La Marr, Frank Campeau, Jeanne Carpenter
Cinematography: William C. McGann, Harris Thorpe
Runtime: 74 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: No Language

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