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Passport Husband

1938 · 72 min

A breezy, silly old-fashioned comedy with gangsters and romance, easy to watch and forget.

Tagline
THE MOST SOCIABLE MOBSTERS THAT EVER MUSCLED IN...on a honeymoon
Overview
At the Club Habana, Henry Cabot, a bumbling busboy, is infatuated with the club's dancer, Conchita Montez. As Tiger Martin, the leader of a gang of thieves, gives Conchita a diamond bracelet, he is arrested. After Tiger is deported, Duke Selton, of Tiger's gang, pays a visit to Conchita and tells her he believes that Blackie Bennet, the leader of a rival gang, is responsible for tipping off the police about Tiger's citizenship.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • love
  • crime
  • identity
  • deception
  • family
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
James Tinling
Written by
Karen DeWolf, Robert Chapin
Starring
Stuart Erwin, Pauline Moore, Douglas Fowley, Joan Woodbury, Robert Lowery, Harold Huber, Edward Brophy, Paul McVey
Cinematography
Edward Snyder
Runtime
72 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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