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Watch the Birdie

1950 · 71 min

A breezy, silly slapstick romp that coasts on goofy charm and gentle screwball romance, easy to leave on and forget.

Directed by
Jack Donohue
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Romance
Tagline
Clicks with the Chicks
Overview
A photographer falls for a rich girl and gets mixed up with crooks.
How it feels
Light, whimsical, romantic and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Love, deception, crime, class
Content
Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Jack Donohue
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Romance
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime, romance
Directed by
Jack Donohue
Written by
Devery Freeman, Harry Ruskin, Ivan Tors
Starring
Red Skelton, Arlene Dahl, Ann Miller, Leon Ames, Pamela Britton, Richard Rober, Dick Wessel, Georgia Holt
Cinematography
Paul Vogel
Runtime
71 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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