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Kilroy

1965

A gentle, good-natured small-town comedy that ambles along pleasantly, more charming than funny, easy to half-watch.

Directed by
Robert Butler
Genres
Comedy, Family, Tv movie
Starring
Warren Berlinger, Celeste Holm, Allyn Joslyn
Overview
Just discharged from the Marine Corps, Oscar Kilroy arrives in the small town of Wilton Junction. Befriending the young Bill Fuller, he gets involved in the affairs of the town and hilarity ensues. The mayor of the city, fearing Oscar Kilroy's popularity, schemes to discredit him by entrusting the management of the city dog pound to him. However, against all odds, Oscar Kilroy takes his work to heart at the pound and implements a plan to save the condemned dogs.

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Directed by
Robert Butler
Genres
Comedy, Family, Tv movie
Starring
Warren Berlinger, Celeste Holm, Allyn Joslyn
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • friendship
  • found family
  • politics
  • justice
  • loyalty
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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comedy, family, tv movie
Directed by
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Warren Berlinger, Celeste Holm, Allyn Joslyn, Philip Abbott, Robert Emhardt, Bryan Russell, Mike Barton, Arthur Hunnicutt

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