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So You Won't Squawk

1941 · 16 min

A breezy slapstick romp where the hero bumbles through danger obliviously, built for quick laughs rather than suspense.

Tagline
Laughs! Howls! Buster At His Best
Overview
Mobster Louie the Wolf sends an unsuspecting handyman (Keaton) to gather up the collection money owed him, hoping the sap will get rubbed out by Slugger McGraw, a rival gangster. Keaton, however, innocently escapes all the perils that whiz about him without his even knowing it, much to the consternation of McGraw's hoods. When he finally does wake up to Louie's plot, Keaton provokes various policemen to chase him and leads them back to the hoodlum's hideout.

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • deception
    Places
    • big city
    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
    Action4
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism5
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight1

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Del Lord
    Written by
    Elwood Ullman
    Starring
    Buster Keaton, Matt McHugh, Eddie Fetherston, Bud Jamison, Vernon Dent, Hank Mann, Edmund Cobb
    Cinematography
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    Runtime
    16 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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