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In the Money

1933 · 66 min

A scrappy Depression-era comedy-drama that mixes light family banter with sudden hardship, then rallies toward a hopeful, hard-won finish.

Directed by
Frank R. Strayer
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Lois Wilson, Warren Hymer
Overview
When the chemical company owned by eccentric Professor Higginbottom files for bankruptcy, the formerly-affluent family loses its income. Levelheaded oldest daughter Lambie struggles to make ends meet but has trouble persuading her carefree, profligate siblings to cut down on their spending. Youngest brother Dick enters a motorcycle race to win $500, but crashes his bike on the speedway and is paralyzed. Shocked into reality by the tragedy, Lambie's younger sister Babs persuades ex-prizefighter Gunboat Bimms to enter the ring one last time in hopes of winning a purse that will pay for Dick's surgery.

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Directed by
Frank R. Strayer
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Lois Wilson, Warren Hymer
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • class
  • survival
  • redemption
  • healing
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Frank R. Strayer
Written by
Robert Ellis
Starring
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Lois Wilson, Warren Hymer, Sally Starr, Arthur Hoyt, Frank Coghlan Jr., Erin La Bissoniere, Harold Waldridge
Music
Lee Zahler
Cinematography
M.A. Andersen
Runtime
66 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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