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Act One

1963 · 110 min

A gentle, old-fashioned backstage chronicle of struggle and persistence, more earnest than gripping, with a warm nostalgic glow and a few satisfying emotional payoffs.

Directed by
Dore Schary
Genres
Drama
Overview
This autobiographical story traces the career of playwright Moss Hart. Moss struggles as a dramatic writer until he concentrates his efforts on writing comedy. He suffers through a series of professional and romantic failures before a meeting with George S. Kaufman which changes his fortunes.

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Directed by
Dore Schary
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • work
  • friendship
  • family
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Dore Schary
Written by
Dore Schary
Starring
George Hamilton, Jason Robards, Jack Klugman, Sam Levene, Ruth Ford, Eli Wallach, Joseph Leon, George Segal
Music
Skitch Henderson
Cinematography
Arthur J. Ornitz
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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