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No Children

1929 · 20 min

A featherlight, silly short that plays like a vaudeville gag, quick and harmless, with a gentle warmth beneath the nonsense.

Directed by: George Marshall
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Donald Haines, William Desmond, Jackie Combs

Overview: Parents pretend they are in show business and their kids are ventriloquist dummies.

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Directed by: George Marshall
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Donald Haines, William Desmond, Jackie Combs

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: family
identity
deception
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	5
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Tension	2
Darkness	1
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: George Marshall
Starring: Donald Haines, William Desmond, Jackie Combs, Joseph Belmont, Maude Truax, Billy Franey, George Ovey
Runtime: 20 min
Country: United States of America

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