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Ask Father

1919 · 13 min

A breezy, gag-stuffed silent romp where slapstick chaos and office farce keep things light and quick.

Overview
Lloyd is a serious young middle-class guy on the make who wants to marry the boss’ daughter. The problem is getting in to see the boss so that he can ask for her hand in marriage as the office is guarded by a bunch of comic, clumsy flunkies who throw everyone out who tries to get in.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • love
  • class
  • work
  • ambition
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
period
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
Action5
Horror0
Humour8
Realism4
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Hal Roach
Written by
H.M. Walker
Starring
Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, Harry 'Snub' Pollard, Wally Howe, Bud Jamison, Noah Young, Sammy Brooks, Marie Mosquini
Runtime
13 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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