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House Broken

1936 · 74 min

A light, chatty old-fashioned comedy of manners, more pleasant than laugh-out-loud, best enjoyed as a gentle diversion.

Directed by
Michael Hankinson
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Mary Lawson, Enid Stamp-Taylor, Jack Lambert
Overview
Two women plot to get rid of an unwelcome house guest.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Michael Hankinson
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Mary Lawson, Enid Stamp-Taylor, Jack Lambert
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • deception
  • family
  • class
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
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
Humour6
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Michael Hankinson
Written by
Paul Hervey Fox, Vera Allinson
Starring
Mary Lawson, Enid Stamp-Taylor, Jack Lambert, Louis Borel
Cinematography
Francis Carver
Runtime
74 min

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