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I Dood It

1943 · 102 min

A frothy, fast-paced musical comedy full of mistaken identities, slapstick, and show-stopping numbers that keeps you smiling.

Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
Genres: Music, Comedy, Romance
Starring: Red Skelton, Eleanor Powell, Richard Ainley

Tagline: M-G-M's MADCAP MUSICAL COMEDY!
Overview: Constance Shaw, a Broadway dance star, and Joseph Rivington Reynolds, a keen fan of hers, marry after she breaks up with her fiancé. Connie thinks Joseph owns a gold mine, but he actually works as a presser at a hotel valet shop. When everyone learns what he really is, Joseph is banned from the theater. When he sneaks in again, he learns of a plot to set off a bomb in the adjoining munitions warehouse.

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Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
Genres: Music, Comedy, Romance
Starring: Red Skelton, Eleanor Powell, Richard Ainley

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 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
class
deception
ambition
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	4
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: music, comedy, romance
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
Written by: Sig Herzig, Fred Saidy
Starring: Red Skelton, Eleanor Powell, Richard Ainley, Patricia Dane, Sam Levene, Thurston Hall, Lena Horne, Hazel Scott
Cinematography: Ray June
Runtime: 102 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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