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Appointment for Love

1941 · 89 min

A light, playful battle of the sexes that charms with witty banter and gentle screwball energy.

Tagline
What a lovely Bride! She even gave him the key to her apartment...Then never came home!
Overview
Charming Andre Cassil woos physician Jane Alexander and the two impulsively get married. The honeymoon ends very quickly when Jane voices her progressive views on marriage which include the two having separate apartments. Andre then tries to make his wife jealous in order to lure her into his bedroom.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • gender
  • identity
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
William A. Seiter
Written by
Bruce Manning, Felix Jackson
Starring
Charles Boyer, Margaret Sullavan, Rita Johnson, Eugene Pallette, Ruth Terry, Reginald Denny, Cecil Kellaway, J.M. Kerrigan
Cinematography
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Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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