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Comin' Round the Mountain

1951 · 77 min

A silly, fast-paced romp full of slapstick and hillbilly gags that's easy to enjoy without thinking.

Overview
Al Stewart and Wilbert are magicians doing a stage act when they run into Wilbert's cousin, Dorothy McCoy. They find out that Wilbert's grandfather, Squeeze-box McCoy, had treasure hidden in the hills of Kentucky, which they go to find.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • love
  • greed
  • identity
  • friendship
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour8
Realism3
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy, music
Directed by
Charles Lamont
Written by
Frederic I. Rinaldo, Robert Lees
Starring
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Dorothy Shay, Kirby Grant, Joe Sawyer, Glenn Strange, Ida Moore, Shaye Cogan
Cinematography
George Robinson
Runtime
77 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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