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Eradicating Aunty

1909 · 6 min

A brief, breezy silent comedy sketch that plays like a gentle domestic prank, easy to watch and gone in minutes.

Overview
A young couple must endure a tedious visit from their aunt until their friend offers to find a way to make her leave.

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How it feels

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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
  • family
  • deception
  • love
Places
  • home
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity1
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
D.W. Griffith
Written by
D.W. Griffith
Starring
Florence Auer, Florence Lawrence, Owen Moore, Arthur V. Johnson, Herbert Prior
Runtime
6 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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