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Motor Maniacs

1946 · 18 min

A slight, silly short that coasts on slapstick mishaps and mild scheming, easy to dip into and forget.

Directed by
Wallace Grissell
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Edgar Kennedy, Florence Lake, Jack Rice
Overview
Edgar learns that an old, rich, oil-man flame (Tom Kennedy) of his mother-in-law (Dot Farley) is coming to claim his bride. Meanwhile, his brother-in-law (Jack Rice) has bought an interest in an outboard motor that is supposed to run all day on a cupful of gas. The suitor says he will finance it if the test is a success. Edgar is accidently pulled into the lake with the motor and it works well, but the "rich" beau says he will finance it as soon as he can find somebody to finance the drilling of his first oil well.

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Directed by
Wallace Grissell
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Edgar Kennedy, Florence Lake, Jack Rice
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • greed
    • family
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension2
    Darkness1
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight1

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Wallace Grissell
    Starring
    Edgar Kennedy, Florence Lake, Jack Rice, Dot Farley, Tom Kennedy
    Runtime
    18 min
    Country
    United States of America

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