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Peacock Alley

1930 · 63 min

A vintage romantic drama with a theatrical, pre-Code edge, unfolding in elegant hotel suites and asking you to savor its melodramatic twists.

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Overview: Show dancer Claire finds herself in the New York hotel-suite with Stoddard Clayton, saying goodbye to him before her impending marriage the following day. When she returns to the hotel with her husband the following night, the house detective accuses her of prostitution and throws them out. Now Claire must explain everything to her unsympathetic husband.

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Tone: romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
betrayal
identity
class
rebellion
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	6
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama, music, romance
Directed by: Marcel De Sano
Written by: Wells Root, Frances Hyland
Starring: Mae Murray, George Barraud, Jason Robards Sr., Richard Tucker, William L. Thorne, Phillips Smalley, Billy Bevan, E.H. Calvert
Cinematography: Benjamin H. Kline
Runtime: 63 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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