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Gallant Lady

1933 · 82 min

A tender, sorrowful melodrama that aches with maternal longing, sweeping you through loss and hope with earnest old-Hollywood sincerity.

Tagline
BECAUSE SHE PLAYED WITH FIRE, HER CHILD, WHOM SHE SO LOVED, MUST NEVER KNOW SHE WAS HIS MOTHER...!
Overview
Unwed mother gives up baby for adoption and hopes to get it back when the adoptive mother dies.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • parenthood
  • grief
  • love
  • identity
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Gregory La Cava
Written by
Sam Mintz
Starring
Ann Harding, Clive Brook, Otto Kruger, Tullio Carminati, Dickie Moore, Janet Beecher, Betty Lawford, Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Music
Alfred Newman
Cinematography
J. Peverell Marley
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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