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Sham Poo, the Magician

1932 · 17 min

A brief, silly barroom romp of mugging and slapstick, easy to dip into and forget.

Directed by
Harry Sweet
Genres
Comedy
Overview
Hugh Herbert and Roscoe Ates are in a bar where all the men wear fezzes. They are trying to make time with cigarette girl Dorothy Granger. Their loud celery-crunching rouses the ire of Jerry Mandy, aka Sham Poo the magician.
How it feels
Brisk and fine in the background.
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Content
Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
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Directed by
Harry Sweet
Genres
Comedy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism5
    Romance2
    Tension2
    Darkness1
    Complexity1
    Emotional weight1

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Harry Sweet
    Written by
    Harry Sweet, Hugh Cummings
    Starring
    Roscoe Ates, Hugh Herbert, Dorothy Granger, Jerry Mandy, Bud Jamison, Jack Burdett
    Runtime
    17 min
    Country
    United States of America

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