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Mixed Identities

1913 · 10 min

A featherlight silent farce of mistaken twins and flirting bosses, easy to follow and gently amusing.

Directed by
William Humphrey
Starring
Wally Van, Edna Nash, Alice Nash
Overview
Edna and Alice, the twins, get positions as stenographers in the offices of Mr. Redman and Mr. Carter. Redman is short and fussy, Carter, stout and nervous. They happen to be friends, and exchange phone confidences about their new stenographers. Both flirt with the girls. Redman invites Alice to dinner and gives this as a reason in refusing Carter's invitation to the Club. Carter, not to be outdone, dispatches a note to Edna who has gone home, asking her to meet him at Stanley's restaurant. While he waits, Redman enters the restaurant with Alice. Carter, believing her to be Edna, follows, but they have disappeared into a private dining room. Edna arrives and is perplexed at not finding Carter. She enters and meets him in the hallway, to be accused of having just entered with another man. She denies it. They get a dining room where they enjoy an excellent meal. Alice leaves Redman to phone her mother. Carter leaves Edna to get a cigar.

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Directed by
William Humphrey
Starring
Wally Van, Edna Nash, Alice Nash
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • deception
    • love
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism6
    Romance3
    Tension2
    Darkness1
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight1

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    Directed by
    William Humphrey
    Starring
    Wally Van, Edna Nash, Alice Nash, William Humphrey, Rose Tapley, Harry Lambart
    Runtime
    10 min

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