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Good Sam

1948 · 114 min

A gentle, bittersweet story about kindness that becomes burdensome, mixing warm humor with moments of frustrating realism.

Directed by
Leo McCarey
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Gary Cooper, Ann Sheridan, Ray Collins
Tagline
He'll take the whole world...and you to his heart!
Overview
Sam Clayton has a good heart and likes to help out people in need. In fact, he likes to help them out so much that he often finds himself broke and unable to help his own family buy the things they need--like a house.

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Directed by
Leo McCarey
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Gary Cooper, Ann Sheridan, Ray Collins
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • morality
  • guilt
  • redemption
  • love
Places
  • suburbs
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Leo McCarey
Written by
Leo McCarey, Ken Englund, John D. Klorer
Starring
Gary Cooper, Ann Sheridan, Ray Collins, Ruth Roman, Louise Beavers, Edmund Lowe, Clinton Sundberg, Joan Lorring
Cinematography
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Runtime
114 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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