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Kiss Me Quick

1920 · 20 min

A featherlight silent slapstick romp, all rubbery pratfalls and frantic mugging, gone before it can wear out its welcome.

Directed by
Hampton Del Ruth
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Clyde Cook, Albert T. Gillespie, Blanche Payson
Tagline
This is a new comedy by a new star---There's a laugh in every inch of this film---DON'T MISS IT
Overview
Kipling had a prevision of this bird, when he wrote that famous line "HE'S A INDIA-RUBBER IDOT ON A SPREE!" Silent comedy short starring Clyde Cook.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Hampton Del Ruth
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Clyde Cook, Albert T. Gillespie, Blanche Payson
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • freedom
Places
None
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour8
Realism4
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity1
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Hampton Del Ruth
Starring
Clyde Cook, Albert T. Gillespie, Blanche Payson
Runtime
20 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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