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Ambrose's Little Hatchet

1915 · 6 min

A quick, silly silent comedy of mistaken appearances, played broad and harmless.

Overview
Mack Swain is making a dress for Louise Fazenda. He discovers his dressmaker's dummy requires his adjustment, so he pulls out his hatchet for the job. Through the window shade, onlookers -- including her husband -- see him as killing a woman.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • deception
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • home
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour8
Realism3
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
David Kirkland
Starring
Mack Swain, Louise Fazenda, Dave Morris, Bobby Dunn
Runtime
6 min
Country
United States of America

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