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Variety Girl

1947 · 93 min

A breezy, star-studded backstage romp that charms with slapstick, songs, and cheerful studio chaos.

Tagline
PARAMOUNT'S MAMMOTH MUSICAL ROMANCE ...
Overview
Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (a show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful young ladies who come to Hollywood, exchange identities, and cause comic confusion (with slapstick interludes) throughout the Paramount studio.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • ambition
  • friendship
  • celebrity
  • music
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
music, comedy
Directed by
George Marshall
Written by
Monte Brice, Robert L. Welch, Frank Tashlin, Edmund L. Hartmann
Starring
Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Alan Ladd, Barbara Stanwyck, Paulette Goddard, Dorothy Lamour
Music
Joseph J. Lilley
Cinematography
Stuart Thompson, Lionel Lindon
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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