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A Taste of Life

1919 · 50 min

A light, frothy silent comedy of marital mix-ups and social embarrassment, easy to watch and gently amusing.

Directed by
John Francis Dillon
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Edith Roberts, Billy Mason, George Hernandez
Overview
When her husband, struggling lawyer Horace Dillingham, is unable to provide adequate money for her insatiable desire for expensive cherries, Kitty Dillingham goes to work as a stenographer for him. One day while Horace is out of the office, Kitty mistakes Jonas Collamore, a defendant in a divorce suit for whom Horace is acting, for an important client. Kitty agrees to lunch, and, swallowing many maraschino cherries along with their cocktails, becomes drunk. Jonas takes her to a nearby inn where they are followed by Mrs. Collamore's detectives, who then summon Mrs. Collamore and her lawyer Horace.

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Directed by
John Francis Dillon
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Edith Roberts, Billy Mason, George Hernandez
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • class
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
John Francis Dillon
Written by
Maximilian Foster, Fred Myton
Starring
Edith Roberts, Billy Mason, George Hernandez, May Emory, Harry Todd
Runtime
50 min
Country
United States of America

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