Dough and Dynamite

Dough and Dynamite

Directed by Charlie Chaplin

Produced by Keystone Film Company

191428 min6.1 / 10

A slapstick silent comedy built on physical gags and escalating chaos, where two hapless waiters stumble through baking disasters triggered by sabotage.

Pierre and Jacques are working as waiters at a restaurant where the cooks go on strike. When the two are forced to work as bakers, the striking cooks put dynamite in the dough, with explosive results.

Questions people ask

  • Is Dough and Dynamite sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Does Dough and Dynamite end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Dough and Dynamite easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Dough and Dynamite scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Dough and Dynamite violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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38/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity32

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Surprise62

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Love25

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