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The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940 · 88 min

A breezy, bantering screwball romp where bickering turns to sparks, easy to sink into and pleasantly forgettable.

Tagline: The Romance Is Contagious! The Fun Is Catching!
Overview: A best-selling author of women's issues and a medical academic find it is to their mutual advantage to falsely claim that they are married.
How it feels: Light, whimsical, romantic and satirical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Love, deception, identity, gender
Content: Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 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
deception
identity
gender
ambition
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild