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Ducks

1920 · 2 min

A feather-light silent comedy romp full of mistaken motives and slapstick duckings, easy to dip into and forget.

Directed by
Al Christie
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Earle Rodney, Helen Darling
Overview
A husband is addicted to the habit of going duck-hunting occasionally. Wifey suspects that his object is chasing chickens - those that walk with two feet - and so starts in pursuit. When hubby's pals get a ducking in the water, they are forced to go to a neighboring farmhouse where the farmer's daughters dress them up in feminine clothing until their own is dried. And the young bride frowns and pouts and stirs up some trouble before she finds out that the girls have a distinct place in the plot.

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Directed by
Al Christie
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Earle Rodney, Helen Darling
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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
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
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
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Al Christie
Written by
Frank Roland Conklin
Starring
Earle Rodney, Helen Darling
Runtime
2 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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