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Sam Whiskey

1969 · 96 min

A breezy, amiable caper with a playful Western setting, light suspense and easy charm.

Tagline
Don't mix with "Sam Whiskey" - It's risky!
Overview
A widow hires an ex-gambler to retrieve gold bars from a sunken river boat in Colorado and discreetly return them to the Federal Mint, from where they had been stolen by her dead husband.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • heist
  • deception
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight2

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Details

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comedy, western
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Music
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Runtime
96 min
Country
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Languages
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