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Hollywouldn't

1925 · 27 min

A playful, fast-moving poke at moviemaking, carried by scrappy rooftop stunts and a wink at its own industry.

Overview
A free-wheeling satire on the Hollywood industry at the height of the silent era. The film was noted for its stunts, which were claimed to be done by the stars of the film, Johnny Sinclair and Billy Jones. They did slug it out without any safeguards, on the roof of the thirteen-story Taft Building in Hollywood, where a crowd (allegedly of 20,000) watched them.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • media
    • celebrity
    • ambition
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    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
    Humour6
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Lou Carter
    Starring
    John Sinclair, Dorothy Dorr, Billy 'Red' Jones, Charles King
    Runtime
    27 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    No Language

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