The Blackleg
Mr Basse – a cheerful, if somewhat lazy fellow – reluctantly shows up at the employment agency. It soon transpires that he is no good at selling newspapers. Dejected, he is on his way home when he happens to pass by a construction site just as the bricklayers are going on strike. Basse immediately eyes an opportunity to make a bit of money: ignoring the protests of the workmen, he has no problem with becoming a blackleg. But at the construction site, too, not everything goes according to the plan for the unfortunate Mr. Basse. (stumfilm.dk)
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| Original Title | Skruebrækkeren |
| Year | 1919 |
| Country | Denmark |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Director | Lau Lauritzen Sr. |
| Runtime | 8 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.0/10 (1 votes) |
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The film constructs its comedy on the clash between the protagonist's desire for easy money and the gritty reality of manual labor. It relies on silent slapstick and visual gags to satirize social opportunism, demonstrating that even a strikebreaker's job demands effort.
Those who tire of overly complicated plots will enjoy this straightforward chain of misfortunes, where each attempt to cheat the system leads to a fresh comedic defeat. What lingers after watching is the sense that laziness is a poor career strategy. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Lau Lauritzen Sr.
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