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Bright Lights

1916 · 20 min

A featherlight silent romp of slapstick and small-town pretension, gone before it wears out its welcome.

Directed by
Roscoe Arbuckle
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Roscoe Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, William Jefferson
Tagline
"Some Queen - and then some!"
Overview
The manager of a small town hotel installs a cabaret in an attempt to achieve the standard set by restaurants in the large cities. His effort is ludicrous because of the fact that his talent is all recruited from the help in the hotel. Roscoe, the cook, is forced to appear in a dress suit and when Al St. John appears from the bar there is a lively rivalry between the two for the applause of the crowd. Mabel, the waitress, vies with a professional dancer from the city. Into this setting comes William Jefferson, a polished sharper, who takes the innocent Mabel by storm.

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Directed by
Roscoe Arbuckle
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Roscoe Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, William Jefferson
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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
    • class
    • ambition
    • love
    Places
    • small town
    • workplace
    Era
    period
    Audience
    family
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism4
    Romance3
    Tension2
    Darkness1
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight1

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Roscoe Arbuckle
    Starring
    Roscoe Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, William Jefferson, Al St. John, Minta Durfee
    Runtime
    20 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    No Language

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