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Pointed Heels

1929 · 61 min

A breezy, backstage romantic comedy with playful musical numbers and light-hearted banter, easy to watch and charmingly dated.

Directed by
A. Edward Sutherland
Genres
Music, Comedy
Starring
William Powell, Helen Kane, Fay Wray
Overview
Fay Wray plays a beautiful showgirl who falls for a rich Park Avenue guy played by Phillips Holmes. William Powell is a producer in love with Miss Wray, but he won't use his influence to take any advantage... as usual, he's a perfect gentleman.

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Directed by
A. Edward Sutherland
Genres
Music, Comedy
Starring
William Powell, Helen Kane, Fay Wray
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • ambition
  • class
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
music, comedy
Directed by
A. Edward Sutherland
Written by
Florence Ryerson, John V.A. Weaver
Starring
William Powell, Helen Kane, Fay Wray, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Phillips Holmes, Eugene Pallette, Adrienne Dore, Virginia Bruce
Cinematography
Allen G. Siegler, Rex Wimpy
Runtime
61 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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