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Oh Kay!

1928 · 60 min

A frothy silent romp of mistaken identities and shipboard mishaps, light as champagne and just as fizzy.

Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Colleen Moore, Lawrence Gray, Alan Hale
Tagline
Oh Boy! Oh Gee! Oh Gosh! -- LOOK WHO'S HERE!
Overview
On the eve of her wedding Lady Kay Rutfield runs off aboard her sloop. A storm carries her out to sea and she is rescued by a passing rumrunner bound for the Long Island Sound. Once they arrive in the States, Kay makes her escape and hides in the deserted mansion of Jimmy Winter. Jimmy is due to marry the following day. He comes home to the mansion unexpectedly, and finds Kay, who persuades him to let her pose for a night as his wife.

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Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Colleen Moore, Lawrence Gray, Alan Hale
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • love
  • deception
  • identity
  • freedom
Places
  • single country house
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism4
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
Written by
George Marion Jr., Carey Wilson, P.G. Wodehouse, Elsie Janis
Starring
Colleen Moore, Lawrence Gray, Alan Hale, Ford Sterling, Claude Gillingwater, Julanne Johnston, Claude King, Edgar Norton
Cinematography
Sidney Hickox
Runtime
60 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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