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A Slight Case of Murder

1938 · 85 min

A brisk, farcical romp full of bumbling gangsters and corpse-hiding chaos, played with wink-and-nod charm.

Directed by: Lloyd Bacon
Genres: Comedy, Crime
Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Jane Bryan, Allen Jenkins

Overview: Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with foreclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.

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Directed by: Lloyd Bacon
Genres: Comedy, Crime
Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Jane Bryan, Allen Jenkins

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Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 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: crime
family
class
deception
loyalty
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	8
Realism	4
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy, crime
Directed by: Lloyd Bacon
Written by: Earl Baldwin, Joseph Schrank
Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Jane Bryan, Allen Jenkins, Ruth Donnelly, Willard Parker, John Litel, Edward Brophy, Harold Huber
Music: Heinz Roemheld
Cinematography: Sidney Hickox
Runtime: 85 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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