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Breakdowns of 1942

1942 · 14 min

A brisk, genial reel of vintage on-set mistakes, easy to dip into and mostly amusing for old-Hollywood buffs.

Genres
Documentary, Comedy
Starring
Alan Baxter, Humphrey Bogart, Charles Boyer
Overview
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1942.

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Genres
Documentary, Comedy
Starring
Alan Baxter, Humphrey Bogart, Charles Boyer
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  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
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brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • media
  • celebrity
Places
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Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • found footage
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Horror0
Humour7
Realism8
Romance1
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Complexity1
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
documentary, comedy
Starring
Alan Baxter, Humphrey Bogart, Charles Boyer, George Brent, Edward Brophy, Jack Carson, Charles Coburn, Nancy Coleman
Runtime
14 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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