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You Gotta Stay Happy

1948 · 100 min

A breezy, screwball romantic comedy that charms with its wacky situations and the easy chemistry of its stars.

Directed by
H. C. Potter
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
It's Hilarious! It's Romantic!... and wonderfully wacky!
Overview
Indecisive heiress Dee Dee Dillwood is pushed into marrying her sixth fiancée, but unable to face the wedding night, she flees into the adjacent hotel room of commercial pilot Marvin Payne, who just wants to sleep. She then persuades him to take her to California.

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Directed by
H. C. Potter
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • family
  • class
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
H. C. Potter
Written by
Karl Tunberg
Starring
Joan Fontaine, James Stewart, Eddie Albert, Roland Young, Willard Parker, Percy Kilbride, Porter Hall, Marcy McGuire
Music
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Cinematography
Russell Metty
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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