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Nothing Sacred

1937 · 77 min

A fizzy, fast-talking screwball romp that winks at tabloid hype while keeping everything bright and breezy.

Tagline
SEE THE BIG FIGHT!
Overview
When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing newspaper columnist turns her into a national heroine.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • media
  • deception
  • love
  • celebrity
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
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
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism5
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
William A. Wellman
Written by
Ben Hecht
Starring
Carole Lombard, Fredric March, Charles Winninger, Walter Connolly, Sig Ruman, Frank Fay, Troy Brown Sr., Maxie Rosenbloom
Music
Oscar Levant
Cinematography
W. Howard Greene
Runtime
77 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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