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Blondie of the Follies

1932 · 91 min

A pre-Code mix of backstage sparkle and working-class grit, swinging between laughs and heartache as friendships strain under romance and ambition.

Tagline
You'll Laugh! You'll Cry! But How You'll Enjoy Each Moment of It!
Overview
New York City tenement dwelling neighbors Blondie and Lottie are longtime best friends. When Lottie makes the cast of the Follies and moves up in the world, she arranges for Blondie, as well, to join the cast and gain the advantages. But the friendship goes awry when Lottie's sweetheart, wealthy Larry Belmont, falls for Blondie and she for him.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • love
  • class
  • betrayal
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Edmund Goulding
Written by
Frances Marion, Anita Loos
Starring
Marion Davies, Robert Montgomery, Billie Dove, Jimmy Durante, James Gleason, Zasu Pitts, Sidney Toler, Douglass Dumbrille
Music
William Axt
Cinematography
George Barnes
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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