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Blondie Johnson

1933 · 68 min

A brisk, hard-edged Depression-era rise-and-fall tale that's more smart than sentimental, carried by a sharp, unsentimental heroine.

Tagline
LOVE made her beautiful... WANT made her daring... MEN made her ruthless!
Overview
A Depression-downtrodden waif uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to crime boss.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • crime
  • class
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Ray Enright
Written by
Earl Baldwin
Starring
Joan Blondell, Chester Morris, Allen Jenkins, Earle Foxe, Claire Dodd, Mae Busch, Joseph Cawthorn, Olin Howland
Cinematography
Tony Gaudio
Runtime
68 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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