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Down on the Farm

1938 · 61 min

A breezy, good-natured small-town comedy that ambles through farmyard antics and gentle romance without asking much of you.

Tagline
The JONES FAMILY ...takes over the farm chores...and come up with a bumper crop of crazy comedy!
Overview
Excitement runs high when a family's farm is chosen as the site for a big cornhusking contest.

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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
    • family
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism6
    Romance3
    Tension2
    Darkness1
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Malcolm St. Clair
    Written by
    Robert Ellis, Helen Logan
    Starring
    Jed Prouty, Spring Byington, Louise Fazenda, Russell Gleason, Kenneth Howell, George Ernest, June Carlson, Florence Roberts
    Cinematography
    Edward Snyder
    Runtime
    61 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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