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April Fool

1920 · 19 min

A breezy silent comedy of mishaps, played broad and physical, easy to dip into and forget.

Overview
Sent as a missionary to cannibals, Lloyd Hamilton boards a ship, but encounters many problems along the voyage.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • survival
  • faith
Places
  • sea
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
Horror1
Humour7
Realism4
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight1

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Charley Chase
Starring
Lloyd Hamilton, Bee Monson, Otto Fries, Charley Chase, Thelma Percy
Runtime
19 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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