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I Loved a Woman

1933 · 90 min

A brooding pre-Code melodrama where romance and moral compromise collide, watching a man's ideals erode under the weight of ambition and desire.

Tagline
Love was his silent partner in the biggest swindle of the century!
Overview
The son of a ruthless meatpacking king goes through a number of changes in ideals and motivations as he reluctantly inherits the mantle and falls in love.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • corruption
  • love
  • guilt
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Alfred E. Green
Written by
Charles Kenyon, Sidney Sutherland
Starring
Edward G. Robinson, Kay Francis, Genevieve Tobin, Robert Barrat, Murray Kinnell, Robert McWade, J. Farrell MacDonald, Henry Kolker
Music
Bernhard Kaun
Cinematography
James Van Trees
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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