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Ambrose's Lofty Perch

1915 · 18 min Comedy
4.5 / 10 · TMDB

King Ambrose chooses a queen from among the maidens of his kingdom. After they are married, Robin, a young man the queen had known earlier, attempts to steal her from her royal husband. Robin shoots arrows with notes attached and the queen initially runs away with him. The queen, however, rejects her former suitor in favor of the king after Ambrose saves her from a snake. Her rejected suitor plots with the jester to bomb the palace but their plot backfires.

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Year 1915
Genre Comedy
Director Walter Wright
Runtime 18 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.5/10 (2 votes)

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The film constructs its simple comedic plot around the rivalry between royal dignity and a suitor's clumsy attempts at courtship. It relies on silent-era gag humor involving message arrows, a prop snake, and backfiring explosives for its charm.

What lingers after the final reel is the lighthearted satisfaction of seeing order restored and folly punished in a brisk, unpretentious farce. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Walter Wright

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