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Hold That Blonde!

1945 · 76 min

A breezy, silly screwball romp full of slapstick gags and daffy misunderstandings.

Directed by: George Marshall
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Eddie Bracken, Veronica Lake, Albert Dekker

Tagline: Watch your wallet! Hold on to your girl! There's a daffy Raffles on the loose!
Overview: Ogden Spencer Trulow III is a wealthy kleptomaniac who turned to stealing when he was spurned by a girl. His psychoanalyst advises him to find another girl for a cure. He fastens his interest upon Sally Martin, who happens to be engaged in helping some crooks steal a valuable necklace.

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Directed by: George Marshall
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Eddie Bracken, Veronica Lake, Albert Dekker

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 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: crime
love
obsession
deception
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	4
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: George Marshall
Written by: Eddie Moran, Walter DeLeon, Earl Baldwin
Starring: Eddie Bracken, Veronica Lake, Albert Dekker, Frank Fenton, George Zucco, Donald MacBride, Lewis L. Russell, Norma Varden
Music: Werner R. Heymann
Cinematography: Daniel L. Fapp
Runtime: 76 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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