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Obliging Young Lady

1942 · 80 min

A breezy, good-natured screwball romp full of chatter, mild scheming and gentle laughs that asks nothing of you.

Directed by
Richard Wallace
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Joan Carroll, Edmond O'Brien, Ruth Warrick
Tagline
Step right up and meet the cutest little bundle of tricks the Screen has discovered in years. She's only seven...but she can out-think and out-talk a battery of lawyers who want to keep her from her parents.
Overview
A woman attempts to shelter a young girl from the publicity surrounding her socialite parents' divorce.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Richard Wallace
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Joan Carroll, Edmond O'Brien, Ruth Warrick
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • family
  • media
  • love
  • deception
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Richard Wallace
Written by
Frank Ryan, Bert Granet
Starring
Joan Carroll, Edmond O'Brien, Ruth Warrick, Eve Arden, Robert Smith, Franklin Pangborn, Marjorie Gateson, John Miljan
Music
Roy Webb
Cinematography
Nicholas Musuraca
Runtime
80 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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