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The Adventures of Jane Arden

1939 · 58 min

A brisk, old-fashioned crime caper with a plucky reporter, light banter, and low-stakes suspense that plays like a vintage B-movie.

Overview
Reporter Jane Arden goes undercover to try to expose a gang of jewel thieves and smugglers. Her mission becomes more dangerous when her identity is discovered early on by one of the gang leaders.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • crime
  • deception
  • justice
  • identity
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, romance
Directed by
Terry O. Morse
Written by
Vincent Sherman, Charles W. Curran, Lawrence Kimble
Starring
Rosella Towne, William Gargan, James Stephenson, Benny Rubin, Dennie Moore, Peggy Shannon, Edgar Edwards, Hobart Cavanaugh
Runtime
58 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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