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Nothing but the Truth

1941 · 90 min

A breezy, joke-a-minute farce that coasts on charm and silly complications rather than any real stakes.

Tagline
Was George Washington right? Only Bob Hope knows the answer!
Overview
A stockbroker bets his new partners $10,000 that he can tell the truth, and only the truth, for twenty-four hours.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • deception
    • love
    • class
    Places
    • sea
    • big city
    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
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism5
    Romance5
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Elliott Nugent
    Written by
    Don Hartman, Ken Englund
    Starring
    Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Edward Arnold, Leif Erickson, Helen Vinson, Willie Best, Catherine Doucet, Glenn Anders
    Music
    Victor Young
    Cinematography
    Charles Lang
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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