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Mr. District Attorney

1947 · 81 min

A shadowy, talky noir that keeps you leaning in as loyalties shift and a decent man gets pulled under.

Tagline
There's A Law Against A Woman Like Her!
Overview
An assistant district attorney gets mixed-up with a woman who is working for the group that he is investigating.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • justice
  • deception
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime
Directed by
Robert B. Sinclair
Written by
Ian McLellan Hunter
Starring
Dennis O'Keefe, Adolphe Menjou, Marguerite Chapman, Michael O'Shea, George Coulouris, Jeff Donnell, Steven Geray, Ralph Morgan
Cinematography
Bert Glennon
Runtime
81 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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