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Getting Gertie's Garter

1927 · 70 min

A frothy silent farce of mistaken tokens and jealous scrambling, light as a feather and played with wink-and-nod charm.

Directed by
E. Mason Hopper
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Starring
Marie Prevost, Charles Ray, Harry Myers
Tagline
TAKE HEED MEN!
Overview
Attorney Ken Walrick, not quite realizing the difference between a garter and a bracelet, gives Gertie Darling a bejewelled garter with his photograph in miniature attached. But then he must cover his indiscretion by getting the garter back before his fiancee finds out.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
E. Mason Hopper
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Starring
Marie Prevost, Charles Ray, Harry Myers
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • deception
  • love
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
romance, comedy
Directed by
E. Mason Hopper
Written by
Tay Garnett
Starring
Marie Prevost, Charles Ray, Harry Myers, Sally Rand, William Orlamond, Fritzi Ridgeway, Franklin Pangborn, Dell Henderson
Cinematography
Harold Rosson
Runtime
70 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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