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Stork Mad

1926 · 24 min

A featherlight silent-era romp of domestic chaos, played broad and silly, easy to dip into and forget.

Directed by
Al Christie
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Bobby Ray, Molly Malone, Bud Jamison
Overview
A baby is dumped on a couple's doorstep, neither knows how to take care of the child, and funny situations arise. But things get more complicated when the husband receives a letter informing him that his mother is sick.

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Directed by
Al Christie
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Bobby Ray, Molly Malone, Bud Jamison
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • family
  • love
Places
  • home
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism4
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity1
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Al Christie
Starring
Bobby Ray, Molly Malone, Bud Jamison
Runtime
24 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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