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A Busy Day

1914 · 6 min

A quick, silly silent romp of slapstick chases and jealous antics that's easy to dip into.

Directed by: Mack Sennett
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Mack Swain, Phyllis Allen

Overview: A jealous wife is chasing her unfaithful husband during a parade, after he starts to flirt with a pretty woman.

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Directed by: Mack Sennett
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Mack Swain, Phyllis Allen

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 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: betrayal
love
class
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Mack Sennett
Written by: Charlie Chaplin
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Mack Swain, Phyllis Allen, Ted Edwards, Mack Sennett, Billy Gilbert
Cinematography: Frank D. Williams
Runtime: 6 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: No Language

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