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Wife and Auto Trouble

1916 · 14 min

A frantic silent farce of domestic chaos and slapstick chases, played broad and fast for easy laughs.

Directed by
Dell Henderson
Genres
Comedy
Starring
William Collier Sr., Blanche Payson, Joseph Belmont
Overview
A mild-mannered man's problems with his domineering wife and mother-in-law lead to complications with the law.

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Directed by
Dell Henderson
Genres
Comedy
Starring
William Collier Sr., Blanche Payson, Joseph Belmont
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • betrayal
  • family
  • love
  • class
Places
  • home
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour8
Realism4
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Genres
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Directed by
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Starring
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Runtime
14 min

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