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Morning Glory

1933 · 74 min

A warm, bittersweet backstage drama carried by a vibrant, talkative heroine, mixing hope and heartbreak with theatrical flair.

Directed by
Lowell Sherman
Genres
Drama, Romance
Tagline
A drama fired with Hepburn's blazing genius!
Overview
Wildly optimistic chatterbox Eva Lovelace is a would-be actress trying to crash the New York stage. She attracts the interest of a paternal actor, a philandering producer, and an earnest playwright. Is she destined for stardom, or will she fade like a morning glory after its brief blooming?

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Directed by
Lowell Sherman
Genres
Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 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
  • ambition
  • love
  • identity
  • isolation
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Lowell Sherman
Written by
Howard J. Green
Starring
Katharine Hepburn, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Adolphe Menjou, Mary Duncan, C. Aubrey Smith, Don Alvarado, Fred Santley, Richard Carle
Music
Max Steiner
Cinematography
Bert Glennon
Runtime
74 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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