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For cinephiles who admire the cult status within Hoodooed, the specific cult status of this work is a gateway to a broader Short world. We've prioritized films that capture the 1920 aesthetic with similar precision.
At its core, Hoodooed is a study in to create a dialogue between the viewer and the cult status.
A young business man is on the edge of advancement and eager to take advantage of every token of good luck. He even consults a dream book and jumps over the bed ten times to overcome the evil influence of a bad dream. His wife is nearly distracted by his absurdities, but she tolerates them and suggests that he invite his employer to dine with them. His agitation only increases. He spills salt and throws a lot of it over his shoulder into the eyes of the house servant and thus loses a good cook on the day of the dinner. He finds a horseshoe and hides it in a box near his entrance door, dropping it on a mirror as he does so. He also discovers a four-leaf clover to avert disaster. He is so nervous at the office that he soils his employer's trousers with ink and is given a day off. It is an eventful day. After lunch he walks out with his wife, carefully avoiding stepping on a crack, "for luck you lack." He is delighted to be followed by a black cat and makes a cushion of his coat picking up pins. After all these preparations, and after the dinner, he is offered the desired position and his employer leaves. His wife now shows him it is Friday the 13th. He suddenly decides to give up superstition. He throws the horseshoe out of the door. Calamity. His employer is brought back insensible, hit on the head by a horseshoe.
Based on the unique cult status of Hoodooed, our vault has identified these titles as the most compelling follow-up experiences for fans of Short cinema:
Dir: Charley Chase
A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.
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Dir: Charley Chase
Charlie (West) stays at a seaside lodging house frequented by sailors. He gets involved with a gang of crooks when a sea captain attempts to kidnap his landlady's daughter.
Dir: Edgar Jones
A mail-order bride arrives at a Maine lumber camp but doesn't like her prospective husband.
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Dir: Charley Chase
Billy is mistaken for a dangerous Bolshevik, and thrown into jail.
Dir: Charley Chase
Snub, a henpecked husband, joins an equally unhappy man on the floor below. They rebel and turn the tables on their wives.
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Dir: Richard Smith
Two female candidates for Chief of Police live across the hall from each other, and their political rivalry follows them home, leading to plenty of hi-jinks.
Dir: Charley Chase
Misadventures of a traveling company of actors performing for one night in a small town. When the troupe's leading lady deserts the show for a better paying job as a waitress, a young woman from the town gets the role for one night.
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Dir: Charley Chase
A young married couple volunteer to take charge of several orphans after the asylum has burned down. Of course they find their hands full with their troublesome charges.
Dir: Maurice Campbell
Carver Endicott, a young sophisticate, is rejected by his fiancée for being too foppish and dull. When she feigns an interest in his father, Carver attempts to disgrace his family name by working as a farmhand and later as a busboy in a hotel. However, the newspapers only praise him for his self-sacrificing principles; and finding that he cannot bring shame to the family through menial labor, he takes up with a notorious actress. But when this maneuver also fails, he returns to his former fiancée, who has no further complaint about his being an inexperienced dullard.
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Dir: Lloyd Ingraham
While walking along the street one day, Arthur P. Hampton, an impoverished young doctor, and his chums, Stub Masters and Johnny Stokes, are persuaded to part with their last remaining funds by tag day solicitor Mary Jane Smith, with whom the doctor promptly falls in love. Doc's friends then hit upon a get-rich-quick scheme. Knowing that his Uncle George has promised a large sum of money upon his nephew's marriage, they persuade Doc to send out fake wedding invitations naming Mary Jane as the blushing bride. Uncle George, elated at the good news, writes to Mary Jane's aunt, Angelica Burns, an old sweetheart, to invite Mary Jane and Angelica to be his guests on an ocean voyage. Meanwhile, Mary Jane pays a visit to the doctor's office and, upon seeing the wedding invitations, becomes so flustered that she trips and sprains her ankle. Doc comes to her rescue and then begs her to pose as his wife. She agrees, but at ship-side, Stub and Johnnie confess all to Uncle George, who flies into a rage until Doc announces that he and Mary Jane have chosen a wedding at sea.
View DetailsAnalysis relative to Hoodooed
| Film Title | Atmosphere | Complexity | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Her Tender Feet | Gritty | Linear | 93% Match |
| Ship Ahoy | Surreal | Dense | 88% Match |
| In the River | Gritty | High | 92% Match |
| Rolling Stone | Gothic | Layered | 87% Match |
| The Floor Below | Gothic | Abstract | 93% Match |
This guide was algorithmically generated using the cinematic metadata of Charley Chase's archive. Last updated: 5/30/2026.
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