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It's a Great Feeling

1949 · 85 min

A breezy, joke-filled backstage romp where Hollywood pokes fun at itself and famous faces keep popping up.

Tagline
Guest stars galore!
Overview
A waitress at the Warner Brothers commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her big break may have arrived when actors Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan agree to help her.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • celebrity
  • media
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, music
Directed by
David Butler
Written by
Jack Rose, Melville Shavelson
Starring
Dennis Morgan, Doris Day, Jack Carson, Bill Goodwin, Irving Bacon, Claire Carleton, Jean Andren, Lois Austin
Music
Jule Styne, Ray Heindorf
Cinematography
Wilfrid M. Cline
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
French, English

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