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Beauty Parlor

1932 ยท 64 min

A modest, old-fashioned romantic drama that moves gently through hotel-salon gossip and quiet heartache.

Overview
Film follows the romantic exploits of two depression-era manicurists, one of whom is being woo'd by a true gentleman of means, the other of whom lets herself become a pawn of operators of a call-girl ring.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • class
    • crime
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance6
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Richard Thorpe
    Starring
    Barbara Kent, John Harron, Joyce Compton, Wheeler Oakman, Dorothy Revier, Albert Gran, Betty Mack, Mischa Auer
    Runtime
    64 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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