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Tight Shoes

1941 · 71 min

A fast-talking, silly comedy of errors where petty crooks and shoe-store clerks stumble through romance and politics.

Directed by
Albert S. Rogell
Genres
Comedy
Starring
John Howard, Binnie Barnes, Broderick Crawford
Tagline
THE BARD OF BROADWAY tells his most terrific tale
Overview
A crook with big feet buys shoes that are too tight from a salesman, then decides to use the store as a front for illegal gambling.

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Directed by
Albert S. Rogell
Genres
Comedy
Starring
John Howard, Binnie Barnes, Broderick Crawford
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • corruption
  • politics
  • love
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Albert S. Rogell
Written by
Leonard Spigelgass, Art Arthur
Starring
John Howard, Binnie Barnes, Broderick Crawford, Anne Gwynne, Leo Carrillo, Samuel S. Hinds, Shemp Howard
Runtime
71 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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