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The Awful Tooth

Name: The Awful Tooth
Director: Nate Watt
Released: 1938
Duration: 10 min

Representation Score

1.4/10

Minimal

1938

Director

Nate Watt

Runtime

10 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film is a traditional moral tale typical of its time. While it was progressive for its era by including Black child actors in the main group, the narrative remains fundamentally conservative. The story emphasizes traditional authority and reinforces gendered social structures. The ending focuses on upholding conventional Western social norms and hygiene-based morality through a didactic conclusion. Ultimately, the film's structure reinforces institutional guidance and social hierarchies.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Awful Tooth have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film follows a traditional structure that assumes everyone is straight and cisgender. There are no stories about LGBTQ+ themes or non-cisgender identities.

How does The Awful Tooth portray gender?

Limited

The story is mainly driven by a group of boys. Female characters are present, but the key roles and influence remain with the boys.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Awful Tooth?

Good

The cast includes many Black actors who are part of the main group. They play important roles in the main comedic conflicts.

How does The Awful Tooth represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story follows traditional Western moral lessons. It ends with a lesson about dental care and respecting authority figures.

Does The Awful Tooth include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no representation of neurodivergence or physical disabilities. Tooth loss is used for humor rather than exploring personal autonomy.

Present on Screen

Inclusion of Black child actors in the main group.
Characters of color actively participate in the main comedic conflicts.

Limited or Absent

The story centers around a male-dominated peer group.
The film lacks representation of neurodivergence, physical disabilities, or LGBTQ+ identities.
The story reinforces traditional gendered social groupings and Western moral structures.

Official Synopsis

When one of the Our Gang kids finds money under his pillow after losing a tooth, all the kids decide to get rich by having all their teeth pulled.

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