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Pa Says

1913 · 12 min

A featherlight silent comedy of small-town mischief, full of playful disguises and gentle generational teasing.

Directed by
Dell Henderson
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Dorothy Gish, Edward Dillon, Lionel Barrymore
Overview
First Pa said Theodore was a lizzy-nizzy. He let that go, but when Pa said he was too sporty because he spent a nickel for a ticket for a voting contest for the fairest girl in town, Pa's daughter, of course, then Theodore decided to settle Pa. He played at being a lady. Then Pa said he might not be as young as he used to be, but Ma came along. So Pa said all on the sly, "Go to it, Theodore."

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Directed by
Dell Henderson
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Dorothy Gish, Edward Dillon, Lionel Barrymore
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Dell Henderson
Written by
Anita Loos
Starring
Dorothy Gish, Edward Dillon, Lionel Barrymore, Dave Morris
Runtime
12 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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