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Never a Dull Moment

1950 · 89 min

A light, charming romantic comedy about adjusting to a new life, with warm humor and a gentle heart.

Directed by: George Marshall
Genres: Romance, Comedy
Starring: Irene Dunne, Fred MacMurray, Natalie Wood

Tagline: How Wild can the West be?
Overview: Kay Kingsley, a sophisticated and successful songwriter in New York City. falls in love with a widowed rancher, Chris Heyward, she meets at the Madison Square Garden Rodeo and they get married, and leave for his ranch in the west. Her friends warn her of an early disillusionment with life on a ranch, far away from the glitter and bright lights of Broadway. Kay makes one difficulty adjustment after another, as the ranch is presided over by Chris's kids, and an incident occurs with a neighbor that prompts Kay to return to her glamorous life in New York. But she soon finds her heart is with Chris and his children.

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Directed by: George Marshall
Genres: Romance, Comedy
Starring: Irene Dunne, Fred MacMurray, Natalie Wood

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
family
identity
class
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	6
Romance	7
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: romance, comedy
Directed by: George Marshall
Written by: Lou Breslow, Doris Anderson
Starring: Irene Dunne, Fred MacMurray, Natalie Wood, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Gigi Perreau, Philip Ober, Jack Kirkwood
Cinematography: Joseph Walker
Runtime: 89 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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