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It's a Wise Child

1931 · 83 min

A breezy, chatty old-fashioned comedy of misunderstandings, played broad and cheerful, easy to dip into and forget soon after.

Directed by
Robert Z. Leonard
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Marion Davies, Sidney Blackmer, James Gleason
Tagline
Laff of a Lifetime
Overview
In this comedy, a conservative family becomes alarmed when they begin believing their daughter is pregnant.

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Directed by
Robert Z. Leonard
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Marion Davies, Sidney Blackmer, James Gleason
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • parenthood
  • deception
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • home
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Robert Z. Leonard
Written by
Laurence E. Johnson
Starring
Marion Davies, Sidney Blackmer, James Gleason, Polly Moran, Lester Vail, Marie Prevost, Clara Blandick, Robert McWade
Cinematography
Oliver T. Marsh
Runtime
83 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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