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Cupid Through Padlocks

1912 · 13 min

A breezy, good-natured silent comedy romp where stern fathers and smitten suitors play out a gentle courtship game.

Directed by
Allan Dwan
Genres
Comedy
Starring
J. Warren Kerrigan, Pauline Bush, Marshall Neilan
Overview
Old Bob Langfall guarded two pretty daughters carefully. When Jim and Charley Bradley met them by accident, old Bob showed them the butt of his gun and bade them adieu. But Jim and Charley had a widowed mother, and old Bob was a widower.

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Directed by
Allan Dwan
Genres
Comedy
Starring
J. Warren Kerrigan, Pauline Bush, Marshall Neilan
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • love
  • family
  • parenthood
Places
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance5
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Allan Dwan
Starring
J. Warren Kerrigan, Pauline Bush, Marshall Neilan, Jessalyn Van Trump, George Periolat, Louise Lester
Runtime
13 min
Country
United States of America

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