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The Toy
Comedy, Family
On one of his bratty son Eric's annual visits, the plutocrat U.S. Bates takes him to his department store and offers him anything in it as a gift. Eric chooses a black janitor who has made him laugh with his antics. At first the man suffers many indignities as Eric's "toy", but gradually teaches the lonely boy what it is like to have and to be a friend.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy accessible family comedy that softens social satire with heartfelt lessons about friendship and human dignity.
- Tone
- warm, lighthearted, satirical
- Payoff
- comfort, catharsis
- Pacing
- brisk
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- friendship, class inequality, loneliness, dignity, parent-child bonds
- Setting
- contemporary, lavish department store and wealthy household
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