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Dora

1933 · 41 min

A brisk, gently silly sketch-comedy tour of bureaucratic absurdity, seen through a baffled outsider's eyes and played for light laughs.

Directed by
St. John Legh Clowes
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Sydney Fairbrother, Kenneth Kove, Frank Stanmore
Overview
'An American visitor to England is frustrated by the restrictions placed upon him and his social life by the Defence of the Realm Act.' (National Film Archive Catalogue)

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Directed by
St. John Legh Clowes
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Sydney Fairbrother, Kenneth Kove, Frank Stanmore
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • freedom
  • class
  • identity
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Sydney Fairbrother, Kenneth Kove, Frank Stanmore, A. Bromley Davenport, Dodo Watts, Minnie Rayner, Moore Marriott, Hal Walters
Cinematography
Roy Fogwell, Sidney Eaton
Runtime
41 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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