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His Woman

1931 · 76 min

A brisk, old-fashioned romance with rough sailors, a hidden past, and a baby at the center, mixing tenderness with pre-Code grit.

Directed by: Edward Sloman
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Gary Cooper, Claudette Colbert, Averell Harris

Tagline: A Girl he met under strange circumstances- a dancehall tomboy he loved even though she mocked him- scorned him -laughed at him. She was "HIS WOMAN!"
Overview: Tough Caribbean freighter Captain Sam Whelan engages Sally Clark, a tramp masquerading as a missionary's daughter, to care for an abandoned baby on board his ship. En route to New York, ships mate Gatson sexually attacks her. The Captain knocks Gatson overboard in an ensuing scuffle. A romance developing between the Captain and Miss Clark is put to the test in New York after an assault investigation uncovers the girl's questionable past.

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Directed by: Edward Sloman
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Gary Cooper, Claudette Colbert, Averell Harris

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Tone: romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
redemption
parenthood
class
Places: sea
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	7
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Edward Sloman
Written by: Adelaide Heilbron, Melville Baker
Starring: Gary Cooper, Claudette Colbert, Averell Harris, Richard Spiro, Douglass Dumbrille, Raquel Davidovich, Hamtree Harrington, Sidney Easton
Cinematography: William O. Steiner
Runtime: 76 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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