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Ernest Goes to Jail
Comedy, Crime, Family
Bumbling bank janitor Ernest P. Worrell is assigned to jury duty, and soon finds himself in trouble when he is covertly switched with a look-a-like crime boss. Ernest must escape from jail to expose the mix-up.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy broad physical comedy, cartoonish impersonation schemes, and an exuberant underdog blundering through low-stakes criminal chaos.
- Tone
- lighthearted, whimsical, playful
- Payoff
- amusement
- Pacing
- brisk
- Intensity
- gentle
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- mistaken identity, authority, deception, friendship, escape
- Setting
- contemporary, small-town bank, courthouse and prison
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