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Breaking Even

1932 · 10 min

A quick, chatty vaudeville sketch that plays its grim premise for light absurd laughs.

Overview
Vaudeville comic Tom Howard meets a man about to shoot himself and takes him into his store to try and talk him out of it. But Tom may prove to be crazier than the guy he's trying to help.

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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
    • friendship
    • madness
    Places
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism6
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Aubrey Scotto
    Written by
    Harry Conn
    Starring
    Tom Howard, George Shelton
    Runtime
    10 min
    Country
    United States of America

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