4.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Colonel Humphrey Flack (1953)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.0
Overview
Colonel Humphrey Flack is an American sitcom which ran Wednesdays at 9pm ET from October 7, 1953 to July 2, 1954 on the DuMont Television Network, then revived from 1958 to 1959 for first-run syndication. The series also aired under the titles The Fabulous Fraud, The Adventures of Colonel Flack, and The Imposter.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
Colonel Humphrey Flack is an American sitcom which ran Wednesdays at 9pm ET from October 7, 1953 to July 2, 1954 on the DuMont Television Network, then revived from 1958 to 1959 for first-run syndication. The series also aired under the titles The Fabulous Fraud, The Adventures of Colonel Flack, and The Imposter.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The series focuses on the comedic exploits of a con artist, emphasizing individual ingenuity and trickery in various situations. Its episodic nature and lack of engagement with broader societal issues or political ideologies position it as largely apolitical entertainment.
This 1953 American sitcom features traditional casting, predominantly white, and does not include intentional race or gender swaps of established roles. The narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, without engaging in critical portrayals or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
As a 1950s American sitcom centered on a con artist, the show likely operates within a moral framework that implicitly upholds general Christian virtues, even when depicting characters who are targets of scams. Any portrayal of religious individuals as flawed or gullible would typically be framed as individual failings, rather than a critique of the faith itself, thus affirming the dignity of the faith's underlying principles.
The film "Colonel Humphrey Flack" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. There is no depiction of queer identity, relationships, or related narratives within the story's context. Therefore, an evaluation of its portrayal is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Colonel Humphrey Flack is an original 1953 television series. There is no evidence of prior source material or historical figures whose gender was altered for this production.
This 1953 television series is the original screen adaptation of the characters from Everett Rhodes Castle's stories. There is no evidence of any character being canonically or historically established as a different race prior to this production, nor does the casting deviate from the implied race of the characters in the source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
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