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Egged On

1926 · 24 min Fantasy Comedy Science Fiction Animation
6.2 / 10 · TMDB

Charley invents a machine that turns ordinary, breakable eggs into rubbery, unbreakable ones for transport. He builds a Rube Goldberg contraption of parts stolen from his neighbors. Rival egg companies want his invention, one of them stooping to sabotage to get it.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1926
Country United States of America
Genre Fantasy, Comedy, Science Fiction, Animation
Director Charles R. Bowers
Runtime 24 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.2/10 (20 votes)

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The film constructs its whimsical narrative around visual ingenuity and silent-era gags, relying on the boundless potential of early animation. It explores the theme of progress through absurdity, where petty theft fuels a miraculous invention.

Those who tire of predictable plots will delight in the cascade of elastic transformations and Rube Goldberg chaos. What lingers after the final bounce is a smile for the sheer, simple joy of invention — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Charles R. Bowers

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With a morning coffee, to absorb its absurd optimism and inventive humor for the day ahead.

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