Short film

Derby Day

1922 · 12 min

A breezy silent slapstick chase that plays like a live-action cartoon, all frantic scrambling and harmless mayhem.

Overview: Very hungry Monty chases a garbage truck all around town to retrieve a box lunch thrown away by a picky young lady.
How it feels: Light, absurd and whimsical. Brisk and fine in the background.
About: Survival, class
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Full breakdown

Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
class
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none