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Nice Girl?

1941 · 95 min

A light, charming musical comedy with small-town gossip, romantic misunderstandings, and plenty of songs.

Tagline
DEANNA'S ROMANTIC DILEMMA! Cupid's Going Crazy! Boy Friend's Going Batty! Gossips Are Going Ga-Ga!
Overview
Jane is a nice girl and has had her eyes on a young man who seems more interested in his hand-built car than in Jane. She decides to shed her "nice girl" image when an associate of her father comes to town on his way to study Australian Aboriginal tribes.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • rebellion
  • friendship
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance6
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, music
Directed by
William A. Seiter
Written by
Richard Connell, Gladys Lehman
Starring
Deanna Durbin, Franchot Tone, Walter Brennan, Robert Stack, Robert Benchley, Helen Broderick, Ann Gillis, Anne Gwynne
Cinematography
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Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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