Movie

American Madness

1932 · 76 min

A fast-talking, big-hearted Depression-era drama that mixes financial panic with personal loyalty and a touch of Capra-corn hope.

Tagline: The Great American Picture of Today!
Overview: Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank run, and evidence suggests Dickson's wife had an affair... all in the same day.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, warm and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Class, loyalty, betrayal, redemption
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
loyalty
betrayal
redemption
family
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild