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Storm Warning

1951 · 93 min

A tense, shadowy noir that simmers with small-town menace and moral pressure, building to a grim, fiery reckoning.

Tagline
Behind this burning cross... Behind the loopholes in the law... Behind their cowardly hoods... They hide a thousand vicious crimes!
Overview
A fashion model witnesses the brutal assassination of an investigative journalist by the Ku Klux Klan while traveling to a small town to visit her sister.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • corruption
  • guilt
  • betrayal
  • violence
Places
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Stuart Heisler
Written by
Daniel Fuchs, Richard Brooks
Starring
Ginger Rogers, Ronald Reagan, Doris Day, Steve Cochran, Hugh Sanders, Lloyd Gough, Raymond Greenleaf, Ned Glass
Music
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Cinematography
Carl E. Guthrie
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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