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Father Was a Loafer

1915 · 13 min

A frantic silent slapstick chase that plays like a live-action cartoon, all exaggerated tumbles and broad domestic gags.

Directed by
Henry Lehrman
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Billie Ritchie, Alice Howell, Gertrude Selby
Overview
A deadbeat father abandons his wife after she has triplets, who chases him down and exacts comic justice.

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Directed by
Henry Lehrman
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Billie Ritchie, Alice Howell, Gertrude Selby
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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • family
  • parenthood
  • betrayal
  • justice
Places
  • home
  • road trip
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
Action4
Horror0
Humour7
Realism4
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Henry Lehrman
Starring
Billie Ritchie, Alice Howell, Gertrude Selby, Hank Mann, Louise Orth, Eva Nelson
Runtime
13 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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