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Hard Luck Mary

1934 · 92 min

A light, old-fashioned romantic comedy that ambles along pleasantly, offering gentle charm and modest stakes rather than big laughs.

Overview
A young woman from the Berlin slums gets her chance to move into a new suburban home with her boyfriend, when she wins a lottery.

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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
    • class
    • love
    • politics
    Places
    • big city
    • suburbs
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour5
    Realism6
    Romance5
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Erich Engel
    Starring
    Jenny Jugo, Friedrich Benfer, Gerhard Bienert, Dolly Raphael, Willi Schur, Mally Georgi, Ernst G. Schiffner, Karl Hannemann
    Runtime
    92 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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