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Joy Ride

1935 · 73 min

A breezy, silly farce full of mistaken identities and slapstick mishaps, easy to watch and forget.

Directed by
Harry Hughes
Starring
Gene Gerrard, Zelma O'Neal, Betty Ann Davies
Overview
Two cousins invite their girlfriends on a joy-ride, but car trouble leads to catastrophe!

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Directed by
Harry Hughes
Starring
Gene Gerrard, Zelma O'Neal, Betty Ann Davies
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 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
  • family
  • deception
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism4
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Directed by
Harry Hughes
Starring
Gene Gerrard, Zelma O'Neal, Betty Ann Davies, Paul Blake, Gus McNaughton, Violet Vanbrugh, Cynthia Stock, Charles Sewell
Runtime
73 min
Country
United Kingdom

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