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Mister 880

1950 · 90 min

A gentle, old-fashioned charmer that blends light comedy with a soft-hearted moral dilemma, easy to watch and quietly affecting.

Directed by
Edmund Goulding
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Romance
Tagline
It's the picture everybody is cheering !
Overview
The Skipper is a charming old man loved by all his neighbors. What they don't know is that he is also Mr. 880, an amateurish counterfeiter who has amazingly managed to elude the Secret Service for 20 years.
How it feels
Warm, light, earnest and romantic. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Crime, justice, love, loyalty
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Edmund Goulding
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Romance
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime, romance
Directed by
Edmund Goulding
Written by
Robert Riskin
Starring
Burt Lancaster, Dorothy McGuire, Edmund Gwenn, Millard Mitchell, Minor Watson, Howard St. John, Hugh Sanders, James Millican
Music
Sol Kaplan
Cinematography
Joseph LaShelle
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Spanish, English

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