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Breakdowns of 1938

1938 · 13 min

A breezy, giggly peek behind the curtain, all flubbed lines and pratfalls, over before you can get bored.

Directed by
Robert Clampett
Genres
Documentary, Comedy
Starring
Eddie Acuff, Fay Bainter, Katharine Alexander
Overview
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.

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Directed by
Robert Clampett
Genres
Documentary, Comedy
Starring
Eddie Acuff, Fay Bainter, Katharine Alexander
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • media
  • work
  • art
Places
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • found footage
  • anthology
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror0
Humour8
Realism8
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
documentary, comedy
Directed by
Robert Clampett
Starring
Eddie Acuff, Fay Bainter, Katharine Alexander, Robert Barrat, Ralph Bellamy, Mel Blanc, George Brent, Sheila Bromley
Runtime
13 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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