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Professional Sweetheart

1933 · 73 min

A breezy, cheeky pre-Code romp that winks at fame's absurdities while letting its stars sparkle.

Directed by: William A. Seiter
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Ginger Rogers, Norman Foster, Zasu Pitts

Tagline: I want to sin and suffer. Now I just get to suffer.
Overview: Radio singer Glory Eden is publicized as the ideal of American womanhood in order to sell the sponsor's product Ippsie-Wippsie Washcloths. In reality, Glory would like to at least sample booze, jazz, gambling, and men. When the strain of representing "purity" brings her to rebellion, the sponsor and his nutty henchmen pick her a public-relations "sweetheart" from fan mail, who turns out to be a hayseed.

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Directed by: William A. Seiter
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Ginger Rogers, Norman Foster, Zasu Pitts

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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 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: identity
media
love
freedom
class
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy, romance
Directed by: William A. Seiter
Written by: Maurine Dallas Watkins
Starring: Ginger Rogers, Norman Foster, Zasu Pitts, Frank McHugh, Allen Jenkins, Gregory Ratoff, Franklin Pangborn, Lucien Littlefield
Music: Edward Eliscu, Harry Akst
Cinematography: Edward Cronjager
Runtime: 73 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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