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Movie poster: A Joke on Jane (1914)
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A Joke on Jane

1914 · 13 min Comedy
5.0 / 10 · TMDB

The roots of modern television situatuation comedy can be seen in this Beauty brand film. As American grew the Beauty brand was developed to feature actress Margarita Fisher. Her husband, Haryy Pollard, directed the Beauty films and occasionally acted in them. He plays the husband in this one.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1914
Genre Comedy
Director Harry A. Pollard
Runtime 13 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.0/10 (1 votes)

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The film constructs its humor from a single escalating prank, relying on the physical expressiveness of silent acting and the predictable chaos of a lie spiraling out of control. The direction is straightforward, putting the comedic situation front and center.

What lingers after viewing is a sense of witnessing a foundational blueprint for domestic sitcoms—a simple, energetic farce executed with charming early-cinema innocence. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Harry A. Pollard

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