Movie

The Show-Off

1946 · 83 min

A breezy, good-natured farce where a lovable blowhard wreaks cheerful havoc on a baffled family until everything somehow works out.

Tagline: AN M-G-M HOWL!
Overview: Chaos is brought to a family when daughter marries a brash young man met on a blind date.
How it feels: Light, absurd, warm and satirical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Family, love, class, identity
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: family
love
class
identity
redemption
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none