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Chick

1936 · 72 min

A gentle, chatty old-fashioned comedy of manners where a humble man stumbles upward and the crooks get their comeuppance.

Directed by
Michael Hankinson
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Starring
Sydney Howard, Betty Ann Davies, Fred Conyngham
Overview
The hall porter at an Oxbridge College inherits an Earldom and enjoys a series of adventures.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Michael Hankinson
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Starring
Sydney Howard, Betty Ann Davies, Fred Conyngham
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • deception
  • crime
  • greed
  • identity
Places
  • school
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime
Directed by
Michael Hankinson
Written by
Daniel Wheddon, Gerard Fairlie, Irving LeRoy, Cyril Gardner
Starring
Sydney Howard, Betty Ann Davies, Fred Conyngham, Cecil Humphreys, Mae Bacon, Wallace Geoffrey, Aubrey Mather, Arthur Chesney
Cinematography
Francis Carver
Runtime
72 min
Country
United Kingdom

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