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Scram!

1932 · 20 min

A breezy, chaotic comedy of errors where slapstick escalates into a dark, noisy frenzy.

Overview
Ordered out of town by angry Judge Beaumont, vagrants Stanley and Oliver meet a congenial drunk who invites them to stay at his luxurious mansion. The drunk can't find his key, but the boys find a way in, sending the surprised woman inside into a faint.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour9
Realism4
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Ray McCarey
Written by
Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, Charley Rogers, H.M. Walker
Starring
Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Richard Cramer, Arthur Housman, Vivien Oakland, Wilson Benge, Charles Dorety, Sam Lufkin
Cinematography
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Runtime
20 min
Country
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Languages
English

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