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According to Hoyle

1922 · 55 min

A light, breezy silent comedy of small-town con artists getting their comeuppance, easy to watch and gently amusing.

Directed by
W.S. Van Dyke
Genres
Comedy
Starring
David Butler, Helen Ferguson, Philip Ford
Overview
"'Boxcar' Simmons, a tramp, represents himself as a mining millionaire in a small town. The population accepts him at his own valuation, and two of the town's 'slickers' make desperate efforts to 'take him for his roll.' One of their schemes is to sell him a worthless ranch, but he turns the tables on them by making them believe that the ranch is a veritable bed of silver ore, and then, after they buy it, he presents the major part of the proceeds to the girl who owns the place and with whom he had fallen in love." (Moving Picture World, 24 Jun 1922, p. 736.)

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Directed by
W.S. Van Dyke
Genres
Comedy
Starring
David Butler, Helen Ferguson, Philip Ford
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    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • deception
    • greed
    • love
    • class
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    family
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour5
    Realism5
    Romance3
    Tension2
    Darkness1
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

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    Genres
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    Directed by
    W.S. Van Dyke
    Starring
    David Butler, Helen Ferguson, Philip Ford, Fred J. Butler, Harry Todd, Bud Ross, Hal Wilson
    Cinematography
    Arthur L. Todd
    Runtime
    55 min
    Country
    United States of America

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