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Old Sawbones

1935 · 20 min

A gentle, fast-paced small-town comedy where the jokes are broad and the stakes are low, easy to dip into.

Directed by
Del Lord
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Andy Clyde
Overview
Old Doc Clyde is a country physician trying to compete with a younger and more modern doctor, and is having a hard time keeping up. They are both candidates for the job of county physician at a regular salary. and the committee stages a contest to see which handles the most patients in a week. Clyde wins by one patient, that being the wife of his competitor, and he is there ahead of the husband to deliver quintuplets.

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Directed by
Del Lord
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Andy Clyde
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • work
  • class
  • family
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
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
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Del Lord
Written by
Jack White
Starring
Andy Clyde
Runtime
20 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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