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Cleaning Up

1933 · 70 min

A breezy, silly farce full of mistaken identities and slapstick charm, easy to enjoy without much thought.

Directed by
Leslie S. Hiscott
Genres
Comedy
Starring
George K. Gee, Betty Astell, Davy Burnaby
Overview
Tony Pumpford takes a job selling vacuum cleaners, and in doing so tangles with a chorus girl. He then accidentally ends up in the show whilst demonstrating the cleaner.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Leslie S. Hiscott
Genres
Comedy
Starring
George K. Gee, Betty Astell, Davy Burnaby
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • love
  • class
  • deception
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance5
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Leslie S. Hiscott
Written by
Michael Barringer
Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
70 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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