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Broadway Fever

1929 · 60 min

A light, playful silent comedy of mistaken identity and backstage ambition, easy to enjoy with gentle laughs and a touch of romance.

Directed by: Edward F. Cline
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Sally O'Neil, Roland Drew, Corliss Palmer

Tagline: When One Woman Begins to Spy On Another - There's Trouble Ahead!
Overview: Stagestruck Sally McAllister can’t get an appointment with famed theatrical producer Eric Byron so Sally responds to an ad for a maid only to discover that she will be working for Byron himself! Falling for him but still burning with ambition she arranges for Lila Leroy, Byron's leading lady, to take a train to Oakland, California instead of New Jersey, then hot foots it to Oakland, New Jersey, where Byron's latest play is taking place, and impersonating Lila by wearing a blonde wig but as dress rehearsal approaches will she get away with the subterfuge?

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Directed by: Edward F. Cline
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Sally O'Neil, Roland Drew, Corliss Palmer

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
identity
love
deception
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Edward F. Cline
Starring: Sally O'Neil, Roland Drew, Corliss Palmer, Calvert Carter
Cinematography: John W. Boyle
Runtime: 60 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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