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The Wildcat

1921Movie1 h 25 minNR

ComedyDrama
72
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.9
72
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.9

Summary

A charismatic lieutenant newly assigned to a remote fort is captured by a group of mountain bandits, thus setting in motion a madcap farce that is Lubitsch at his most unrestrained. A wonderfully anarchic and playfully subversive satire of military life from one of the great comedy filmmakers.

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  • Friends night
  • Party vibe
  • Teens

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  • Makes you laugh.
  • Makes you smirk.
  • Charms you.
  • Holds up a mirror.
  • Draws you into power games.

Not for scares or tears.

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Tropes

Mildly Militaryin 294 titlesThe commander of the fortress and his garrison are all lazy, cowardly, and incompetent.Slip into Something More Comfortablein 103 titles"I want to get comfortable", says Alexis, a rare male example of this trope and a decade before Trope MakerJean Harlow in Hell's Angels—but in this case he's talking about changing from his uniform i…All 21 tropes

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