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Big Jack

1949 · 85 min

A genial, old-fashioned frontier comedy-drama that ambles along with easy charm and gentle laughs.

Directed by
Richard Thorpe
Genres
Adventure, Western
Tagline
BEERY and MAIN are partners in crime!...in comedy!
Overview
Wallace Beery, in his final film, plays a bandit in this period drama set in Colonial America.

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Directed by
Richard Thorpe
Genres
Adventure, Western
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • crime
  • justice
  • science
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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