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About Face

1942 · 43 min

A brisk, silly military comedy full of slapstick brawls and lighthearted mischief that's easy to watch and forget.

Tagline
The famous fun feud of "Tanks a Million!" goes on !
Overview
Two Army sergeants disrupt a bar, a party and an Army-Navy dance.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • crime
  • betrayal
Places
  • military
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour8
Realism5
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Kurt Neumann
Written by
Edward E. Seabrook, Eugene Conrad
Starring
William Tracy, Joe Sawyer, Jean Porter, Marjorie Lord, Margaret Dumont, Veda Ann Borg, Joe Cunningham, Harold Goodwin
Cinematography
Paul Ivano
Runtime
43 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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