Movie

Little Giant

1946 · 90 min

A gentle, old-fashioned comedy that ambles along with mild slapstick and a likable bumpkin's rise, asking little of you but offering cozy chuckles.

Tagline: They're Selling Vacuum Cleaners!
Overview: Lou Costello plays a country bumpkin vacuum-cleaner salesman, working for the company run by the crooked Bud Abbott. To try to keep him under his thumb, Abbott convinces Costello that he's a crackerjack salesman. This comedy is somewhat like "The Time of Their Lives," in that Abbott and Costello don't have much screen time together and there are very few vaudeville bits woven into the plot.
How it feels: Light, whimsical, warm and cynical. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Class, identity, ambition, deception
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
identity
ambition
deception
family
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none